Painter, illustrator, and sculptor Juan Fernando Cobo was born on this day August 27, 1959 in Cali, Colombia.
Category: Art
Aug 24
“South Africa” by Nancy Spero
Artist Nancy Spero was born on this day August 24, 1926 in Cleveland, Ohio
Aug 18
“Platanal” by Myrna Báez
Painter Myrna Báez was born on this day August 18, 1931, in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Aug 13
Remembering Gluck in Pictures
British artist Gluck was born into a wealthy, Jewish family as Hannah Gluckstein on August 13, 1895. Their father founded and ran the restaurant and hotel business J. Lyons & Co. in their London home, where Gluck was able to study the arts. Gluck passed away on January 10, 1978 in Steyning, UK. Gluck defied …
Aug 12
“Dreaming Flowers” by Charles Blackman
Artist Charles Blackman was born on this day August 12, 1928 in Sydney, Australia.
Aug 11
“Girl with Butterflies #2” by Walter Williams
Artist Walter H. Williams was born on this day August 11, 1920 in Brooklyn, New York.
Aug 08
“Rooster and Fox” by Károly Reich
Hungarian folk artist Károly Reich was born on this day August 8, 1922, in the village of Balatonszemes.
Aug 07
On This Day: Rien Poortvliet
Painter and illustrator Rien Poortvliet was born on this day, August 7, 1932, in Schiedam, Netherlands.
Aug 05
“Linear Construction in Space no. 3, with Red” by Naum Gabo
Russian sculptor Naum Gabo was born Naum Neemia Pevsner on this day August 5, 1890.
Aug 04
Charley Harper’s Fresh Modernist Take on America’s Wildlife
Today is the birthday of American Modernist artist Charley Harper, born August 4, 1922 on a farm in Frenchton, West Virginia. He is best known for his unique self-described “minimal realism” artistic interpretation of American wildlife. After growing up on the farm, he went to the Art Academy of Cincinnati, where he met his wife, Edie Mckee, …