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Was an American Modernist painter.He returned to France from June to October 1912 and exhibited at t

Was an American Modernist painter.He returned to France from June to October 1912 and exhibited at the 1912 Salon d'Automne. After his return to America he exhibited at the Armory Show of 1913. He taught at the Pennsylvania Academy in Philadelphia from 1917 to 1925 and taught privately afterwards. His later years were marked by bouts of alcoholism. In December 1941 he suffered a stroke that left him an invalid until his death in 1952. His daughter Mercedes Carles, also an artist and the founder of the New York Studio School, was married to photographer and designer Herbert Matter.

Is a Dutch artist who specializes in depicting motor racing, Land-and Water speed record breaking sc

Is a Dutch artist who specializes in depicting motor racing, Land-and Water speed record breaking scenes, Abstract, Surreal and Science-Fantasy paintings.Benjamins comes from a lineage of artists. His great grand uncle Jacob J. Arend's work can be found in the museum Boijmans van Beuningen in Rotterdam. His grandfather created a new style of advertising that formed the bedrock of modern illustrative adverts. At a Ford showroom in Rotterdam in 1973

Is a Filipino musician, songwriter, and vocalist for the band Hale.The nickname of Arthur Bernard, w

Is a Filipino musician, songwriter, and vocalist for the band Hale.The nickname of Arthur Bernard, which is Champ, came from his father, Nonoy Tan's, sheer delight of winning an award for his composition "Champoy" the day before Champ was born. He studied elementary and highschool at Marymount School in Parañaque City and took up Human Resource Management in De La Salle University - College of Saint Benilde.

Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Also known as Abdullah Ibn Buhaina, he was an American jazz drumme

Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Also known as Abdullah Ibn Buhaina, he was an American jazz drummer and bandleader. Along with Kenny Clarke and Max Roach, he was one of the inventors of the modern bebop style of drumming. He is known as a powerful musician and a vital groover; his brand of bluesy, funky hard bop was (and remains) profoundly influential on mainstream jazz. Over more than 30 years his band the Jazz Messengers included many young musicians who went on to become prominent names in jazz. The band's legacy is thus not only the often exceptionally fine music it produced, but as a proving ground for several generations of jazz musicians; Blakey's group is equivalent only to those of Miles Davis in this regard. He was a member of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community.

Was an avant-garde American artist.Davies was a principal organizer of the 1913 Armory Show and was

Was an avant-garde American artist.Davies was a principal organizer of the 1913 Armory Show and was a member of The Eight, a group of painters including five associated with the Ashcan school: William Glackens (1870-1938), Robert Henri (1865-1929), George

Is an English rock and roll singer best known for his flamboyant, theatrical style and significant i

Is an English rock and roll singer best known for his flamboyant, theatrical style and significant influence on shock-rockers Alice Cooper and Kiss, and for his number one hit in the UK Singles Chart and Canada, "Fire" in 1968.[1]

Was an early American illustrator, graphic artist, and comics writer. He was also well known as a pa

Was an early American illustrator, graphic artist, and comics writer. He was also well known as a painter. Frost's work is well known for its dynamic representation of motion and sequence. Frost is considered one of the great illustrators in the "Golden A

Was an English actor, comedian, playwright and theatre manager. He is probably best remembered for p

Was an English actor, comedian, playwright and theatre manager. He is probably best remembered for playing the role of Box in the long-running production of Cox and Box, by Arthur Sullivan and F. C. Burnand, at the Royal Gallery of Illustration.

Was a Belgian pianist and composer.After two years in Weimar, he embarked on a successful career as

Was a Belgian pianist and composer.After two years in Weimar, he embarked on a successful career as a concert pianist, travelling widely. He became a friend of Edvard Grieg, who called him "the best performer of my music I have met with". He also enjoyed the endorsement of Camille Saint-Saëns.

Was a British sculptor, typeface designer, stonecutter and printmaker, who was associated with the A

Was a British sculptor, typeface designer, stonecutter and printmaker, who was associated with the Arts and Crafts movement. Today he is a controversial figure, with his well-known religious views and subject matter being seen at odds with his sexual and

Was an American Tonalist painter who was one of the founders of the American Arts and Crafts Movemen

Was an American Tonalist painter who was one of the founders of the American Arts and Crafts Movement. Trained as an architect and artist, he had a significant effect on the evolution of Californian art in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. His stude

Was a Russian-born pianist, conductor and composer who was one of Franz Liszt's foremost pupils.At f

Was a Russian-born pianist, conductor and composer who was one of Franz Liszt's foremost pupils.At first Liszt did not like Friedheim's playing, though he admitted the individuality of Friedheim's style. Harold C. Schonberg asserts in his book The Great Pianists that another reason Liszt may have been hesitant was because Friedheim had studied with Rubinstein, of whom Liszt may not have been terribly fond. Friedheim had to play before Liszt several times before becoming accepted as a pupil in 1880. Liszt eventually became fond enough of Friedheim to make him his secretary. Friedheim became fond enough of Liszt to copy many of his mannerisms, many of which were noted by pianist and composer Ferruccio Busoni after hearing him play in 1883.[2] Friedheim also gained orchestral experience conducting in theaters and opera houses in Germany.[1]

Was an American artist. An early American modernist, he was one of America's first abstract painters

Was an American artist. An early American modernist, he was one of America's first abstract painters.Dove used a wide range of media, sometimes in unconventional combinations. Dove did a series of experimental collage works in the 1920s. He also experimented with techniques, combining paints like hand mixed oil or tempera over a wax emulsion. The pigments from the paint then bond to the wax molecules. Dove produced a group of collages and assemblages because it was cheaper than paint and lack of work space.[1] Phillips tells Dove to abandon collage and return to paint.[3] In 1937 Phillips purchased “Goin Fishin” for $2,000.00, the largest sum paid to that date for any of Doves work.[1] Phillips also purchased “Huntington Harbor 1.”[6] Dove produced about twenty-five assemblages between 1924 and 1930.[2

Was an abstract painter.Goldreich settled in Israel, where he participated in the 1948 war as a memb

Was an abstract painter.Goldreich settled in Israel, where he participated in the 1948 war as a member of the Palmach, the military wing of the Haganah. In time he became a leading figure at Bezalel Academy in Jerusalem. In 1966, he became the head of Industrial and Environmental Design Department, which he helped transform into an internationally recognized center for design.By the age of 33, Goldreich had moved to South Africa where he became one of the country's most successful artists. In 1955, he won South Africa's Best Young Painter Award for his figures in black and white, but to the Prime Minister Hendrik Verwoerd's regime, he was a key suspect in the clandestine operations of the anti-apartheid underground.

Is a British conductor and arranger for films and television as well as a for a number of performers

Is a British conductor and arranger for films and television as well as a for a number of performers. In the 1950s he was pianist / arranger with the Oscar Rabin Band. He has arranged for Jack Jones, Chris Farlowe, Serge Gainsbourg, Cat Stevens, Diana Ros

Was a Belgian violinist who was also proficient in piano.

Was a Belgian violinist who was also proficient in piano.

Better known as Art Babbitt, was an American animator, best known for his work at The Walt Disney Co

Better known as Art Babbitt, was an American animator, best known for his work at The Walt Disney Company.He animated the Wicked Queen in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Geppetto in Pinocchio, Zeus, Vulcan, and the dancing mushrooms in Fantasia, and the

Was born in Arnold, Nottinghamshire as Arthur Henry Hammond. Knighton-Hammond was an English painter

Was born in Arnold, Nottinghamshire as Arthur Henry Hammond. Knighton-Hammond was an English painter best known for landscapes, society portraits and industrial paintings. Knighton-Hammond used a variety of styles but is most famous as a water-colourist. He is also known as Knighton Hammond, Arthur Henry Hammond and Arthur Knighton-Hammond.

Is a pianist, songwriter and singer. He is the son of the French singer Jacques Higelin and Nicole C

Is a pianist, songwriter and singer. He is the son of the French singer Jacques Higelin and Nicole Courtois. After traveling in the West Indies, he studied music in Boston before returning to Paris and developing his eclectic but highly personal musical style, drawing on such influences as Thelonious Monk, Serge Gainsbourg, the Sex Pistols, jazz, blues, Middle Eastern music and the tango. He first performed in 1988 in clubs in Paris, as leader of a trio with bassist Brad Scott and drummer Paul Jothy.

Is an American singer-songwriter and actor of Romanian Jewish ancestry, best known as half of the Gr

Is an American singer-songwriter and actor of Romanian Jewish ancestry, best known as half of the Grammy Award winning folk duo Simon & Garfunkel.

Was an English sculptor.His work was popular with both private and municipal patrons and he contribu

Was an English sculptor.His work was popular with both private and municipal patrons and he contributed particularly to the regeneration of Birmingham after the war through the creation of a number of iconic pieces of public art. He also created play sculptures for children in the new council estates which were being built - an innovative idea that was ahead of its time in the 1950s.[5] Always experimenting with new materials, his cement fondue Mother and Baby for Birmingham Maternity Hospital [6] and the recently restored over-life-size bronze group 'Compassion' for the Dudley Road Hospital, Birmingham [7] are typical of his large scale commissions[8]. The Mater Dolorosa in the Lady chapel of the then recently rebuilt Coventry Cathedral is perhaps the most powerful of his religious works,

Was a British-Canadian painter. He was born in Llanishen, Wales on 2 January 1905. His family emigra

Was a British-Canadian painter. He was born in Llanishen, Wales on 2 January 1905. His family emigrated to Canada when he was a child. [1] He served in the Royal Canadian Air Force. He was an Industrial designer. He was a member of the Royal Canadian Academy of Art [2]In the 1970s, he produced a series of watercolor paintings and coloured pencil sketches of Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston, Ontario scenes, which are currently in the Beaverbrook Collection of War Art at the Canadian War Museum. [5] The RMC scenes include:

Was a Canadian painter and member of the Group of Seven.He settled in Toronto, Ontario and took a jo

Was a Canadian painter and member of the Group of Seven.He settled in Toronto, Ontario and took a job with Grip - a commercial design company. The collaboration of four artists at Grip gradually evolved into the "Group of Seven", a famous Canadian art movement known for its portrayals of North American wilderness. Another artist also associated with the group was Tom Thomson, although technically he died before the group formed. He also worked with the cadre at Grip.

Is a Jamaican singer, songwriter and guitarist.Louis once left the music industry after his 18 year

Is a Jamaican singer, songwriter and guitarist.Louis once left the music industry after his 18 year old daughter died of leukemia. Mike Oldfield was his 18 year old bass player in the 1970s when Louis was recording an album in the Manor Studios in Oxford.

Was a Scottish painter, now probably best remembered for his Orientalist subjects.He was born in Sco

Was a Scottish painter, now probably best remembered for his Orientalist subjects.He was born in Scotland, in a village of Haddingtonshire. He took up painting while working as a grocer's apprentice, then attended the Royal Scottish Academy Schools and studied afterwards in Paris and Greece, he learnt more from practice and personal observation than from school training. The remarkable colour-sense which is so notable a feature of his work, whether in oils or in watercolour, came to him during his adventurous travels in Persia, Egypt and Turkey from 1880-82, where he by no means stuck to the major cities, travelling alone on long inland journeys. To convey strong Middle Eastern light, he developed a technique of using watercolour on a base of wet paper with gouache applied to it.