Artists/performer Famous Names Starting with Letter G

Was a German painter, best known for his Biedermeier-style interior paintings.Kersting came from a l

Was a German painter, best known for his Biedermeier-style interior paintings.Kersting came from a large and impoverished family in Güstrow, Mecklenburg-Schwerin, the son of a glazier. He studied at the progressive Copenhagen Academy between 1805 and 1808, where he adapted the visual clarity of the contemporary Danish school[1] and was awarded a silver medal in draughtsmanship. Kersting moved to Dresden in 1808,[2] joining the Lützow Free Corps — a voluntary force of the Prussian Army — in 1813. He moved to Poland in 1814 to work as a drawing master, and returned to Meissen in 1818, where he married and had four children. That year he became the chief artist at a Biedermeier porcelain manufacturer in Meissen and remained there until life's end.

Is an award-winning American country music singer known for his long list of hit records, his distin

Is an award-winning American country music singer known for his long list of hit records, his distinctive voice and phrasing, and his marriage to Tammy Wynette.Over the past twenty years, Jones has frequently been referred to as "the greatest living country singer"[1] The country music scholar Bill C. Malone writes, "For the two or three minutes consumed by a song, Jones immerses himself so completely in its lyrics, and in the mood it conveys, that the listener can scarcely avoid becoming similarly involved."

Was an English portrait painter who became Serjeant Painter to Queen Elizabeth I in 1581.Gower paint

Was an English portrait painter who became Serjeant Painter to Queen Elizabeth I in 1581.Gower painted a self-portrait in 1579 (right) that shows his coat of arms and his artist's tools of his trade. An allegorical device shows a balance with an artist's dividers outweighing the family coat of arms, "a startling claim in England where a painter was still viewed as little more than an artisan."[1]Gower was appointed to the position of Serjeant Painter to Queen Elizabeth in 1581.[1] This allowed him to paint most of England’s aristocracy. The post also made him responsible for painted decoration at the royal residences, and on coaches and furniture. Among his works were a fountain (now destroyed) and the astronomical clock, both at Hampton Court Palace. He also inspected portraits of the Queen by other artists prior to their official release.

Was a Belgian sculptor, known above all for his representations of the female, in the manner of Pier

Was a Belgian sculptor, known above all for his representations of the female, in the manner of Pierre Renoir and Aristide Maillol, modelled in clay or plaster, and cast in bronze.

A Russian-Canadian artist.One of the first digital neo-surrealist artists, Grie is known for numerou

A Russian-Canadian artist.One of the first digital neo-surrealist artists, Grie is known for numerous 3D, 2D, and matte painting images. Born in the USSR during the Soviet regime (aka Russian: ?????? ???? or ???? ????????????) he did not adopt the conventional and politically correct socialist realism art style, but chose instead to follow the more controversial path of modern surrealism.

Was an English comedian, writer, composer, actor, and singer. His performing career spanned more tha

Was an English comedian, writer, composer, actor, and singer. His performing career spanned more than four decades. As a writer and composer, he created 18 comic operas, nearly 100 musical sketches, some 600 songs and piano pieces, three books and both se

Was a British actor, theatre producer and manager, director, playwright and songwriter, best remembe

Was a British actor, theatre producer and manager, director, playwright and songwriter, best remembered for his work in and with Edwardian musical comedies. Grossmith was also an important innovator in bringing "cabaret" and "revues" to the London stage.

A prominent member of the Berlin Dada and New Objectivity group, known especially for his savagely c

A prominent member of the Berlin Dada and New Objectivity group, known especially for his savagely caricatural drawings of Berlin life in the 1920s.

Was an award-winning English rock guitarist, singer-songwriter, author and sitarist best known as th

Was an award-winning English rock guitarist, singer-songwriter, author and sitarist best known as the lead guitarist for The Beatles. Following the band's breakup, Harrison had a successful career as a solo artist and later as part of the Traveling Wilbur

Was a Dutch painter and photographer.From 1876–1880 Breitner attended the Academy in the Hague whe

Was a Dutch painter and photographer.From 1876–1880 Breitner attended the Academy in the Hague where his extraordinary talent was rewarded on various occasions. From October 1878 till April 1879 he worked as an art teacher at the Leiden academy Ars Aemula Naturae.

American artist, was born in Providence, Rhode Island.Hitchcock graduated from the University of Man

American artist, was born in Providence, Rhode Island.Hitchcock graduated from the University of Manitoba, and from Harvard Law School in 1874. He then turned his attention to art and became a pupil of Gustave Boulanger and Jules-Joseph Lefebvre in Paris.

Was an American landscape painter; born in Newburgh, New York; died at Bridge of Allan in Scotland.

Was an American landscape painter; born in Newburgh, New York; died at Bridge of Allan in Scotland. His work was influenced, in turn, by that of the old masters, the Hudson River school, the Barbizon school, and, finally, by the theology of Emanuel Sweden

Was one of America’s foremost figure and landscape artists and the son of George Inness, an import

Was one of America’s foremost figure and landscape artists and the son of George Inness, an important American landscape painter.Later he returned to the United States and became known for his paintings of animals and illustration of hunting scenes. In 18

Is a Grammy Award-winning Northern Irish singer, songwriter, author, poet and multi-instrumentalist,

Is a Grammy Award-winning Northern Irish singer, songwriter, author, poet and multi-instrumentalist, who has been a professional musician since the late 1950s. He plays a variety of instruments, including the guitar, harmonica, keyboards, drums, and saxophone

Was an Australian artist.At the national gallery classes Coates won first prizes for drawing and for

Was an Australian artist.At the national gallery classes Coates won first prizes for drawing and for painting from the nude, and before the conclusion of his course opened a life class. Among the students associated with him were the Lindsay brothers, Max Meldrum and George Bell, all destined to become well-known as artists. In 1896 he won the Melbourne national gallery travelling scholarship, and in 1897 went to Europe as did also a fellow competitor, Miss Dora Meeson, whom he was afterwards to marry. Coates entered Julien's classes and always felt that he had been fortunate in spending his student days in Paris at such a good period of French art, while Pierre Puvis de Chavannes, Claude Monet, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Edgar Degas and Jean-Paul Laurens were still living.

An artist who made his name in Australia.Johnson decided to relocate to Melbourne, Australia, in 195

An artist who made his name in Australia.Johnson decided to relocate to Melbourne, Australia, in 1951 where he was soon drawn into contemporary art circles, mixing with Leonard French, Roger Kemp, Inge King, Julius Kane, Peter Graham, Clement Meadmore and others. He held his first solo exhibition there at the age of 30 in 1956, a selection of boldly geometric abstractions which set the art scene buzzing. By this time he was sharing a studio with French and the pair experienced increasing friction from the Heide Circle. This comprised a rival group of figurative modernists who were still trying to control the Contemporary Art Society,

Was an American cartoonist, best known for his comic strip Krazy Kat.At the age of 17, Herriman bega

Was an American cartoonist, best known for his comic strip Krazy Kat.At the age of 17, Herriman began working as an illustrator and engraver for the Los Angeles Herald-Examiner, and over the next few years did many newspaper spot illustrations, observational and political cartoons, and produced several early comic strips, at times producing several daily strips at the same time. Herriman's early strips included Major Ozone, Musical Mose, Acrobatic Archie, Professor Otto and his Auto, Two Jolly Jackies and several others, most of which were only slightly above the average quality of newspaper strips of the time.

Keyt’s dominant style is influenced by cubism and also influenced, he has said, by his contemporar

Keyt’s dominant style is influenced by cubism and also influenced, he has said, by his contemporary Henri Matisse.In addition to being a painter, Keyt is considered one of contemporary Sri Lanka’s foremost poets. He outlined his perceptions and practice as a painter in a few notable essays on the vision of the painter. One of his most notable literary works was the translation of the Gita Govinda into English and Sinhalese, which translations were illustrated by his own elegant line drawings (see Martin Russell collection and Amerasinghe collections).

A Japanese Canadian / American R&B / pop singer. He is signed to HC Entertainment Group label as the

A Japanese Canadian / American R&B / pop singer. He is signed to HC Entertainment Group label as their main act.George was born to a Japanese father, Hiromitsu, and American mother, Holly who had seven children. He is the older brother of singer Justin No

The lead vocalist of the Canadian Post Hardcore band Alexisonfire[1].He is known for his unique scre

The lead vocalist of the Canadian Post Hardcore band Alexisonfire[1].He is known for his unique screaming style and offbeat lyrics as well as his energetic stage presence. George's vocals have changed slightly over Alexisonfire's career. Since the band's

Was a Montreal-born concert and operatic bass-baritone. Son of a Russian Jewish family he grew up in

Was a Montreal-born concert and operatic bass-baritone. Son of a Russian Jewish family he grew up in Los Angeles.After extensive concertizing with tenor Mario Lanza and soprano Frances Yeend as part of the Bel Canto Trio in 1947-48, London was engaged by

Was a Lithuanian born, American artist who was a founding member of the Fluxus, an international com

Was a Lithuanian born, American artist who was a founding member of the Fluxus, an international community of artists, architects, composers, and designers. George Maciunas (Lithuanian: Jurgis Maciunas, (pronounced ma-chew-nas) was born in Kaunas, Lithuan

Was a Filipino song composer.Canseco studied liberal arts at University of the East. After graduatio

Was a Filipino song composer.Canseco studied liberal arts at University of the East. After graduation, he worked for the Philippines Herald and the Associated Press as a journalist, a scriptwriter for the Manila Broadcasting Company, and news director at Eagle Broadcasting. Canseco began devoting himself to writing music when Martial Law broke out in 1972.

Is an American cartoonist best known as the creator of Irish immigrant Jiggs and his wife Maggie, th

Is an American cartoonist best known as the creator of Irish immigrant Jiggs and his wife Maggie, the central characters in his syndicated comic strip, Bringing Up Father.

Was the bass guitarist of the American rock band, Steppenwolf, from April 1970 to October 1976.[5] T

Was the bass guitarist of the American rock band, Steppenwolf, from April 1970 to October 1976.[5] Though born in New York, [6] he has been based in Southern California throughout his ongoing career as a session musician and songwriter.