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Berthe Morisot
Painter / 1841 - 1895
Berthe Morisot was a French Impressionist painter who portrayed a wide range of subjects—from landscapes and still lifes to domestic scenes and portraits.
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(1841-1895)
Painter
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Robert Motherwell
Painter, Academic Author / 1915 - 1991
Robert Motherwell was an American painter best known for being an influential force in the abstract expressionism movement of the 1940s.
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(1915-1991)
Painter, Academic Author
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Edvard Munch
Painter / 1863 - 1944
Edvard Munch was a Norwegian painter who has become widely known for his iconic pre-Expressionist painting The Scream.
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(1863-1944)
Painter
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Bartolomé Esteban Murillo
Painter / 1618 - 1682
Bartolomé Esteban Murillo was the most popular Baroque religious painter of 17th-century Spain, noted for paintings like Immaculate Conception (1652).
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(1618-1682)
Painter
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Miyamoto Musashi
Painter, Warrior, Journalist / 1584 - 1645
Miyamoto Musashi was a 16th-17th century Japanese samurai, ink painting (or sumi-e) artist and author of the classic strategy text The Book of Five Rings.
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(1584-1645)
Painter, Warrior, Journalist
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Carlos Mérida
Painter / 1891 - 1984
Guatemalan muralist Carlos Mérida created work inspired by the social revolution in Mexico. An earthquake destroyed his mosaic murals in Mexico City in 1985.
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(1891-1984)
Painter
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Georgia O'Keeffe
Painter / 1887 - 1986
Georgia O'Keefe is a 20th century American painter best known for her flower canvases and southwestern landscapes.
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(1887-1986)
Painter
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José Clemente Orozco
Illustrator, Painter / 1883 - 1949
José Clemente Orozco was a painter who helped lead the revival of Mexican mural painting in the 1920s. His works are complex and often tragic.
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(1883-1949)
Illustrator, Painter
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Maxfield Parrish
Illustrator, Painter / 1870 - 1966
Maxfield Parrish was an American painter and illustrator who was the highest-paid commercial artist in the United States by the 1920s.
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(1870-1966)
Illustrator, Painter
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Charles Willson Peale
Painter / 1741 - 1827
Charles Willson Peale was an American painter best known as one of the most prolific artists in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. He painted more than a dozen heroic portraits of George Washington.
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(1741-1827)
Painter
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Pablo Picasso
Painter / 1881 - 1973
Spanish expatriate Pablo Picasso was one of the greatest and most influential artists of the 20th century, as well as the co-creator of Cubism.
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(1881-1973)
Painter
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Horace Pippin
Painter, Warrior / 1888 - 1946
Horace Pippin was a self-taught, African-American painter whose art documented slavery and his experiences in World War I.
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(1888-1946)
Painter, Warrior
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Camille Pissarro
Painter / 1830 - 1903
Camille Pissarro was a French landscape artist best known for his influence on Impressionist and Postimpressionist painting.
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(1830-1903)
Painter
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Jackson Pollock
Painter / 1912 - 1956
Famous 20th century artist Jackson Pollock revolutionized the world of modern art with his unique abstract painting techniques.
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(1912-1956)
Painter
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Pierre Paul Prud'hon
Painter / 1758 - 1823
French Romantic painter Pierre-Paul Prud'hon is best known for his soft forms and gentle light in his allegorical paintings and portraits.
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(1758-1823)
Painter
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Anthony Quinn
Film Actor, Television Actor, Painter, Sculptor / 1915 - 2001
Anthony Quinn was an Oscar-winning Mexican-American actor known for his roles in Viva Zapata!, Lust for Life and Zorba the Greek.
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(1915-2001)
Film Actor, Television Actor, Painter, Sculptor
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Henry Raeburn
Painter / 1756 - 1823
Sir Henry Raeburn was a Scottish painter known for his full-scale portraiture from the late 18th to early 19th century.
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(1756-1823)
Painter
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Raphael
Architect, Painter / 1483 - 1520
A leading figure of Italian High Renaissance classicism, Raphael is best known for his "Madonnas," including the Sistine Madonna, and for his large figure compositions in the Palace of the Vatican in Rome.
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(1483-1520)
Architect, Painter
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Robert Rauschenberg
Painter, Sculptor / 1925 - 2008
American artist Robert Rauschenberg is best known for paving the way for pop art of the 1960's with fellow artist Jasper Johns.
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(1925-2008)
Painter, Sculptor
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Man Ray
Painter, Photographer, Filmmaker / 1890 - 1976
Man Ray was primarily known for his photography, which spanned both the Dada and Surrealism movements.
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(1890-1976)
Painter, Photographer, Filmmaker
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Pierre-Auguste Renoir
Painter / 1841 - 1919
A leading Impressionist painter, Pierre-Auguste Renoir was one of the most famous artists of the early twentieth century.
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(1841-1919)
Painter
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Faith Ringgold
Educator, Civil Rights Activist, Women's Rights Activist, Painter, Author / 1930 -
Faith Ringgold is an American artist and author who became famous for innovative, quilted narrations like Tar Beach that communicate her political beliefs.
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(1930-)
Educator, Civil Rights Activist, Women's Rights Activist, Painter, Author
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Diego Rivera
Painter / 1886 - 1957
Painter and muralist Diego Rivera sought to make art that reflected the lives of the working class and native peoples of Mexico.
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(1886-1957)
Painter
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Norman Rockwell
Illustrator, Painter / 1894 - 1978
Norman Rockwell illustrated covers for The Saturday Evening Post for 47 years. The public loved his often-humorous depictions of American life.
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(1894-1978)
Illustrator, Painter
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Bob Ross
Painter, Television Personality / 1942 - 1995
Known for his fast and easy "wet-on-wet" painting technique, Bob Ross reached millions of art lovers with his popular television program The Joy of Painting.
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(1942-1995)
Painter, Television Personality
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Georges Rouault
Painter / 1871 - 1958
The French painter Georges Rouault is best known for religious paintings of those fallen from Christian grace.
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(1871-1958)
Painter
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Henri Rousseau
Painter / 1844 - 1910
Henri Rousseau was a self-taught French painter who was ridiculed during his lifetime but was later given the title of artistic genius.
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(1844-1910)
Painter
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Théodore Rousseau
Painter / 1812 - 1867
Théodore Rousseau was a French painter known for his landscapes and unruly depictions of nature. He was a member of the Barbizon School of artists in France.
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(1812-1867)
Painter
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Rubens
Painter / 1577 - 1640
Rubens was a Flemish Baroque painter who is best known for his religious and mythological compositions, with an emphasis on sensuality.
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(1577-1640)
Painter
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John Ruskin
Painter, Journalist / 1819 - 1900
English art critic John Ruskin’s multivolume Modern Painters, planned as a defense of painter J.M.W. Turner, expanded to become a general survey of art.
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(1819-1900)
Painter, Journalist
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Albert Ryder
Painter / 1847 - 1917
Albert Pinkham Ryder was a painter, whose seascapes, including Toilers of the Sea, reflect his feeling of helplessness against the forces of nature.
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(1847-1917)
Painter
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John Singer Sargent
Painter / 1856 - 1925
John Singer Sargent was an Italian-born American painter whose portraits of the wealthy and privileged provide an enduring image of Edwardian-age society.
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(1856-1925)
Painter
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Egon Schiele
Painter / 1890 - 1918
Austrian Expressionist painter Egon Schiele (1890–1918) was part of the Viennese Sezession movement with works like "The Self Seer" (1911) and "Embrace" (1917).
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(1890-1918)
Painter
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Georges Seurat
Painter / 1859 - 1891
French painter Georges Seurat founded Neo-Impressionism and the technique of tiny strokes of contrasting color, pointillism.
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(1859-1891)
Painter
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Su Shi
Painter, Medical Professional, Political Leader, Author, Poet / 1037 - 1101
Born in 1037, Su Shi is one of China's greatest poets and essayists of the Song era.
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(1037-1101)
Painter, Medical Professional, Political Leader, Author, Poet
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Paul Simonon
Painter, Bassist / 1955 -
English musician Paul Simonon was bass player for the punk rock band The Clash.
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(1955-)
Painter, Bassist
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David Alfaro Siqueiros
Painter / 1896 - 1974
David Alfaro Siqueiros was a Mexican painter and muralist whose work reflected his Marxist ideology.
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(1896-1974)
Painter
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Alfred Sisley
Painter / 1839 - 1899
Alfred Sisley was a French impressionist painter, primarily of landscapes, and was a friend of Claude Monet and Pierre-Auguste Renoir.
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(1839-1899)
Painter
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Red Skelton
Film Actor, Television Actor, Painter, Comedian, Radio Personality, Television Personality / 1913 - 1997
Son of a circus clown, Red Skelton was a radio and television comedian and host best known for his emotionally complex routines.
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(1913-1997)
Film Actor, Television Actor, Painter, Comedian, Radio Personality, Television Personality
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Rabindranath Tagore
Painter, Author, Playwright, Poet, Screenwriter
Rabindranath Tagore was a Bengali poet, novelist and painter best known for being the first non-European to be awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1913.
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Painter, Author, Playwright, Poet, Screenwriter
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Rufino Tamayo
Painter, Sculptor / 1899 - 1991
Rufino Tamayo was a 20th century painter who was famous for combining Mexican folk themes and modern European surrealist imagery.
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(1899-1991)
Painter, Sculptor
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Henry Ossawa Tanner
Painter / 1859 - 1937
Henry Ossawa Tanner was an American painter who frequently depicted biblical scenes and is best known for the paintings "Nicodemus Visiting Jesus," "The Banjo Lesson" and "The Thankful Poor." He was the first African-American painter to gain international fame.
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(1859-1937)
Painter
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J.M.W. Turner
Painter / 1775 - 1851
J.M.W. Turner was a British landscape painter of the 18th and 19th centuries whose work is known for its luminous almost abstract quality.
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(1775-1851)
Painter
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Maurice Utrillo
Painter / 1883 - 1955
Maurice Utrillo French painter who was noted for his depictions of the houses and streets of the Montmartre district of Paris.
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(1883-1955)
Painter
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Jan van Eyck
Painter / 1395 - 1441
One of the earliest Flemish oil painters, artist and portraitist Jan van Eyck, painted the "Adoration of the Lamb," the altarpiece for the Church of St. Bavon.
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(1395-1441)
Painter
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Vincent van Gogh
Painter / 1853 - 1890
Vincent van Gogh is considered the greatest Dutch painter after Rembrandt, although he remained poor and virtually unknown throughout his life.
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(1853-1890)
Painter
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Diego Velázquez
Painter / 1599 - 1660
Diego Velázquez was a renowned Spanish painter and portraitist, and an icon of Western art.
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(1599-1660)
Painter
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Jan Vermeer
Painter / 1632 - 1675
Dutch Golden-Age artist Jan Vermeer is best known for his Delft paintings including "Little Street," "View of Delft" and his late "pearl pictures" like "The Concert."
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(1632-1675)
Painter
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Elisabeth Vigée-Lebrun
Painter / 1755 - 1842
Artist Elisabeth Vigée-Lebrun painted around 600 portraits of European society folk, including over 20 paintings of Queen Marie-Antoinette.
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(1755-1842)
Painter
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Kara Walker
Painter / 1969 -
Kara Walker is an African-American artist who rose to fame for her use of large paper silhouettes to explore social issues surrounding gender, race and black history.
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(1969-)
Painter
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Andy Warhol
Painter, Filmmaker / 1928 - 1987
Illustrator Andy Warhol was one of the most prolific and popular artists of his time, using both avant-garde and highly commercial sensibilities.
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(1928-1987)
Painter, Filmmaker
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Antoine Watteau
Painter / 1684 - 1721
French painter Antoine Watteau's work embraced the artifice of the theatre, particularly the commedia dell'arte and ballet. His works typified the Rococo style.
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(1684-1721)
Painter
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Tom Wesselmann
Illustrator, Painter / 1931 - 2004
Tom Wesselmann was a 20th century American painter associated with the Pop Art movement.
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(1931-2004)
Illustrator, Painter
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Benjamin West
Painter / 1783 - 1820
Benjamin West was an American born painter of historic and religious subjects, including King George III of England.
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(1783-1820)
Painter
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Laura Wheeler Waring
Educator, Painter / 1887 - 1948
Laura Wheeler Waring was an African-American painter who founded and taught in the art and music departments at Cheyney University.
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(1887-1948)
Educator, Painter
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Richard Wilson
Painter / 1714 - 1782
Richard Wilson is one of Britain's earliest landscape painters and is best known for the picturesque effects and serenity in his pieces.
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(1714-1782)
Painter
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Grant Wood
Painter / 1891 - 1942
One of the most famous American
painters of all time, Grant Wood is popularly known for the iconic work, American Gothic.
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(1891-1942)
Painter
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Andrew Wyeth
Painter / 1917 - 2009
Andrew Wyeth was an American realist painter who painted subjects around his hometown pf Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania. His most famous work is Christina's World.
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(1917-2009)
Painter
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