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Claes Oldenburg Claes Oldenburg
Claes Oldenburg , 1929-, Swedish-American artist, b. Stockholm. Usually considered part of the pop art movement, Oldenburg explores the ironic and humorous aspects of common objects by grossly distorting them in scale, shape, and material. He is noted for soft sculptures of stuffed cloth (e.g., ... Read more
Museum of Fine Arts Museum of Fine Arts
Museum of Fine Arts Boston, chartered and incorporated (1870) after a decision by the Boston Athenæum, Harvard, and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology to pool their collections of art objects and house them in adequate public galleries. The first building was opened in 1876; the... Read more
Kadir Nelson Kadir Nelson
Nelson, KadirPersonalBorn in Washington, DC; son of Emily-Diane Gunter (a motivational speaker and author); married; children: two daughters. Education: Pratt Institute, graduated (with honors).AddressesOffice—6977 Navajo Rd., Ste. 124, San Diego, CA 92119. E-mail—office@kadirnelson.com.CareerArtist... Read more
Louvre Louvre
Louvre , foremost French museum of art, located in Paris. The building was a royal fortress and palace built by Philip II in the late 12th cent. In 1546 Pierre Lescot was commissioned by Francis I to erect a new building on the site of the Louvre. During his reign, several paintings by Leonardo,... Read more
Hughie Lee-Smith Hughie Lee-Smith
Hughie Lee-Smith 1915– Artist, educator At a Glance… Gravitated Toward Artistic Group in 1940s Painted Murals on African Americans in History for U.S. Navy Style Evolved From Realism to Surrealism Brush Captured Racial and Urban Isolation Selected works Sources Like his paintings,... Read more
Susan Kathleen Hartung Susan Kathleen Hartung
Hartung, Susan KathleenPersonalBorn in Ann Arbor, MI. Education: School of Visual Arts (New York, NY), B.F.A. (illustration), 1990.AddressesHome—Brooklyn, MI. E-mail—mailbox@susanhartung.com.CareerIllustrator of children's books, 1993—. Has worked in advertising, design, and photography. Picture... Read more
Sir Francis Seymour Haden Sir Francis Seymour Haden
Sir Francis Seymour Haden , 1818-1910, English etcher, writer, and surgeon. He was a successful practicing surgeon in London (1847-87) and founded there a hospital for the treatment of incurable diseases, but is better known as an etcher and an authority on etching. He did much to familiarize the... Read more
Nicholas Konstantin Roerich Nicholas Konstantin Roerich
Nicholas Konstantin Roerich , 1874-1947, Russian artist, scene designer, and archaeologist. He was connected with the Moscow Art Theatre and the Diaghilev ballet. His stage sets for Stravinsky's Sacre du printemps (1913) revealed him as a brilliant colorist. He traveled to the United States where... Read more
Lovis Corinth Lovis Corinth
Lovis Corinth , 1858-1925, German painter and graphic artist. He studied in Paris and Munich, joined the Berlin secession group, and later succeeded Max Liebermann as president. His early work was naturalistic in approach. Corinth was antagonistic toward the expressionist movement, although after a... Read more
Grosvenor Gallery Grosvenor Gallery
Grosvenor Gallery founded in London (1877) by Sir Coutts Lindsay (1839-1913), for the independent exhibition (opening May 1 annually) of paintings and sculpture by established artists, both Academicians and moderns being represented. There is no jury. The gallery has the atmosphere of the private... Read more

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