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Ludwig Mies van der Rohe 125th Birthday
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Continue reading...Juan Gris 125th Birthday
Friday, March 23, 2012
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Continue reading...Khalil Gibran’s Birthday
Thursday, January 6, 2011
Tweet Khalil Gibran’s Birthday Khalil Gibran (born Gubran Khalil Gubran; Arabic جبران خليل جبران , January 6, 1883 – April 10, 1931) also known as Kahlil Gibran, was a Lebanese Americanartist, poet, and writer. Born in the town of Bsharri in modern-day Lebanon (then part of the Ottoman Mount Lebanon mutasarrifate), as a young man he emigrated with his family to the United States where he studied [...]
Continue reading...Arthur Boyd’s Birthday 2010
Saturday, July 24, 2010
Tweet Appeared on Google Australia Arthur Merric Bloomfield Boyd, AC, OBE (24 July 1920 – 24 April 1999) was a member of the prominent Boyd artistic dynasty in Australia, with many relatives being painters, sculptors, architects or other arts professionals. His sister Mary Boyd married John Perceval, and then Sidney Nolan, both artists. His wife Yvonne Boyd née Lennie, and son Jamie and daughters Polly [...]
Continue reading...Alfons Mucha’s 150th Birthday
Saturday, July 24, 2010
Tweet Alphonse Maria Mucha, first name from the Czech Alfons (24 July 1860 – 14 July 1939), was a Czech Art Nouveau painter and decorative artist, best known for his distinct style and his images of women. He produced many paintings, illustrations, advertisements, and designs. [wiki]
Continue reading...Peder Severin Krøyer’s 159th Birthday
Friday, July 23, 2010
Tweet Appeared on Google Denmark Peder Severin Krøyer (23 July 1851 – 21 November 1909), known as P.S. Krøyer, was a Norwegian-Danish painter. He is one of the best known and beloved, and undeniably the most colorful of the Skagen Painters, a community of Danish and Nordic artists who lived, gathered or worked in Skagen, Denmark, especially during the [...]
Continue reading...Alexander Calder’s Birthday
Thursday, July 22, 2010
Tweet Alexander Calder (July 22, 1898 – November 11, 1976) was an American sculptor and artist most famous for inventing the mobile. In addition to mobile and stabile sculpture, Alexander Calder also created paintings, lithographs, toys, tapestry, jewelry, and household objects. [wiki]
Continue reading...Nam June Paik’s Birthday 2010
Tuesday, July 20, 2010
Tweet Appeared on Google Korea Nam June Paik (July 20, 1932 – January 29, 2006) was a Korean-born American artist. He worked with a variety of media and is considered to be the first video artist.[1] Paik is credited with an early usage (1974) of the term “super highway” in application to telecommunications. [wiki]
Continue reading...Josef Frank’s 125th Birthday
Thursday, July 15, 2010
Tweet Josef Frank (July 15, 1885, in Baden bei Wien – January 8, 1967, in Stockholm) was an Austrian-born architect, artist, and designer who adopted Swedishcitizenship in the latter half of his life. Together with Oskar Strnad, he created the Vienna School of Architecture, and its concept of Modern houses, housing and interiors. [wiki]
Continue reading...Naomi Shemer’s 80th Birthday
Tuesday, July 13, 2010
Tweet Appeared on Google Israel Naomi Shemer (Hebrew: נעמי שמר; July 13, 1930 – June 26, 2004) was a leading Israeli songwriter hailed as the “first lady of Israeli song.” [wiki]
Continue reading...Antoine de Saint-Exupery’s 110th Birthday
Tuesday, June 29, 2010
Tweet Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (French pronunciation: [ɑ̃twan də sɛ̃tɛɡzypeˈʁi]) (29 June 1900—31 July 1944) was a French writer and aviator. He is best remembered for his novella The Little Prince (Le Petit Prince), and for his books about aviation adventures, including Night Flight and Wind, Sand and Stars.
Continue reading...Sunthorn Phu’s Birthday 2010
Saturday, June 26, 2010
Tweet Appeared on Google Thailand Phra Sunthorn Vohara aka Sunthorn Phu (26 June 1786–1855) is Thailand’s best-known poet and most celebrated as the great poet of Rattanakosin Era. He was born four years after Rattanakosin was established. His career as a royal poet commenced in the reign of King Rama II. When King Rama II [...]
Continue reading...Konrad Zuse’s 100th Birthday
Tuesday, June 22, 2010
Tweet Appeared on Google Germany Konrad Zuse (pronounced [ˈkɔnʁat ˈtsuːzə]; 22 June 1910 Berlin – 18 December 1995 Hünfeld near Fulda) was a German engineer and computer pioneer.
Continue reading...Jean-Paul Sartre’s 105th Birthday
Monday, June 21, 2010
Tweet Appeared on Google Germany and Google France Jean-Paul Charles Aymard Sartre (French pronunciation: [saʁtʁ], English: /ˈsɑrtrə/; 21 June 1905 – 15 April 1980) was a French existentialist philosopher, playwright,novelist, screenwriter, political activist, biographer, and literary critic. He was one of the leading figures in 20th century French philosophy, existentialism, and Marxism, and his work continues to influence fields such as Marxist philosophy, sociology, and literary studies. Sartre [...]
Continue reading...Robert Schumann’s 200th Birthday
Tuesday, June 8, 2010
Tweet Appeared on Google Germany Robert Schumann (June 8, 1810 – July 29, 1856) was the arch-Romantic composer, thoroughly committed intellectually and emotionally to the idea of music being composed to register the feelings, thoughts and impressions garnered by a sensitive spirit on its journey through life.
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Tuesday, March 27, 2012
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