Category: Artists

Katsuhiro Otomo (Ōtomo Katsuhiro, 大友 克洋) was born on April 14, 1954 in Tome, Miyagi Prefecture.  He is a JapaneseContinue Reading

Georgia O’Keeffe was an artist and the mother of American modernism.  She was born on November 15, 1887 in SunContinue Reading

David Hockney is a British painter and photographer.  He was born on July 9, 1937 in Bradford, West Riding ofContinue Reading

Hieronymus Bosch was a Dutch painter.  He was born in 1450 as Jheronimus van Aken in the Netherlands.  His birthContinue Reading

Edvard Munch was a Norwegian artist.  He was born on December 12, 1863 in Ådalsbruk, Løten, Norway. Mama Munch wasContinue Reading

Pierre-Auguste Renoir was a French impressionist painter.  He was born on February 25, 1841 in Limoges, France.  Papa Renoir wasContinue Reading

Mark Rothko was an artist born on September 25, 1903 in Daugavpils, Latvia.  His full name was Markus Yakovlevich Rothkowitz. Continue Reading

Claude Monet was a French impressionist painter.  He was born on November 14, 1840 as Oscar-Claude Monet in Paris, France. Continue Reading

J.M.W. Turner (Joseph Mallord William Turner) was born on April 23, 1775 in Maiden Lane, Covent Garden in London.  HeContinue Reading

Vincent van Gogh was born on March 30, 1853 in Groot-Zundert, Netherlands.  The Dutch post-impressionist painter is one of theContinue Reading

Andy Warhol was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on August 6, 1928.  His given name was Andrew Warhola.  He was aContinue Reading