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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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Berthe Morisot
1841-1895
Painter
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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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Robert Motherwell
1915-1991
Painter, Academic Author
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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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Edvard Munch
1863-1944
Painter
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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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Bartolomé Esteban Murillo
1618-1682
Painter
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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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Miyamoto Musashi
1584-1645
Painter, Warrior, Journalist
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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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Carlos Mérida
1891-1984
Painter
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Painter / 1887 - 1986
Georgia O'Keeffe is a 20th century American painter best known for her flower canvases and southwestern landscapes.
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Georgia O'Keeffe
1887-1986
Painter
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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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José Clemente Orozco
1883-1949
Illustrator, Painter
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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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Maxfield Parrish
1870-1966
Illustrator, Painter
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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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Charles Willson Peale
1741-1827
Painter
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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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Pablo Picasso
1881-1973
Painter
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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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Horace Pippin
1888-1946
Painter, Warrior
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Painter / 1830 - 1903
Camille Pissarro was a French landscape artist best known for his influence on Impressionist and Postimpressionist painting.
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Camille Pissarro
1830-1903
Painter
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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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Jackson Pollock
1912-1956
Painter
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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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Pierre Paul Prud'hon
1758-1823
Painter
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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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Anthony Quinn
1915-2001
Film Actor, Television Actor, Painter, Sculptor
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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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Henry Raeburn
1756-1823
Painter
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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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Raphael
1483-1520
Architect, Painter
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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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Robert Rauschenberg
1925-2008
Painter, Sculptor
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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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Man Ray
1890-1976
Painter, Photographer, Filmmaker
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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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Pierre-Auguste Renoir
1841-1919
Painter
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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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Faith Ringgold
1930-
Educator, Civil Rights Activist, Women's Rights Activist, Painter, Author
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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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Diego Rivera
1886-1957
Painter
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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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Norman Rockwell
1894-1978
Illustrator, Painter
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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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Bob Ross
1942-1995
Painter, Television Personality
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Painter / 1871 - 1958
The French painter Georges Rouault is best known for religious paintings of those fallen from Christian grace.
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Georges Rouault
1871-1958
Painter
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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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Henri Rousseau
1844-1910
Painter
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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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Théodore Rousseau
1812-1867
Painter
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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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Rubens
1577-1640
Painter
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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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John Ruskin
1819-1900
Painter, Journalist
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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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Albert Ryder
1847-1917
Painter
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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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John Singer Sargent
1856-1925
Painter
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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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Egon Schiele
1890-1918
Painter
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Painter / 1859 - 1891
French painter Georges Seurat founded Neo-Impressionism and the technique of tiny strokes of contrasting color, pointillism.
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Georges Seurat
1859-1891
Painter
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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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Su Shi
1037-1101
Painter, Medical Professional, Political Leader, Author, Poet
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Painter, Bassist / 1955 -
English musician Paul Simonon was bass player for the punk rock band The Clash.
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Paul Simonon
1955-
Painter, Bassist
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Painter / 1896 - 1974
David Alfaro Siqueiros was a Mexican painter and muralist whose work reflected his Marxist ideology.
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David Alfaro Siqueiros
1896-1974
Painter
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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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Alfred Sisley
1839-1899
Painter
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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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Red Skelton
1913-1997
Film Actor, Television Actor, Painter, Comedian, Radio Personality, Television Personality
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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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Rabindranath Tagore
Painter, Author, Playwright, Poet, Screenwriter
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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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Rufino Tamayo
1899-1991
Painter, Sculptor
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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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Henry Ossawa Tanner
1859-1937
Painter
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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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J.M.W. Turner
1775-1851
Painter
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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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Maurice Utrillo
1883-1955
Painter
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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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Jan van Eyck
1395-1441
Painter
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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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Vincent van Gogh
1853-1890
Painter
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Painter / 1599 - 1660
Diego Velázquez was a 17th century Spanish painter who produced "Las Meninas" and many renowned portraits as a member of King Philip IV's royal court.
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Diego Velázquez
1599-1660
Painter
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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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Jan Vermeer
1632-1675
Painter
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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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Elisabeth Vigée-Lebrun
1755-1842
Painter
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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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Kara Walker
1969-
Painter
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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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Andy Warhol
1928-1987
Painter, Filmmaker
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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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Antoine Watteau
1684-1721
Painter
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Illustrator, Painter / 1931 - 2004
Tom Wesselmann was a 20th century American painter associated with the Pop Art movement.
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Tom Wesselmann
1931-2004
Illustrator, Painter
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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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Benjamin West
1783-1820
Painter
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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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Laura Wheeler Waring
1887-1948
Educator, Painter
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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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Richard Wilson
1714-1782
Painter
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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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Grant Wood
1891-1942
Painter
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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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Andrew Wyeth
1917-2009
Painter
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