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O'Keeffe, Georgia, 1887-1986

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Georgia O’Keeffe is one of the most significant artists of the 20th century, renowned for her contribution to modern art.Born on November 15, 1887, the second of seven children, Georgia Totto O’Keeffe grew up on a farm near Sun Prairie, Wisconsin. By the time she graduated from high school in 1905, O’Keeffe had determined to make her way as an artist. She studied at the Art Institute of Chicago and the Art Students League in New York, where she learned the techniques of traditional painting. Th...

Kahlo, Frida, 1907-1954

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Frida Kahlo (born Magdalena Carmen Frida Kahlo y Calderón, 6 July 1907, Coyoacán, Mexico City, Mexico – died 13 July 1954, Coyoacán, Mexico City, Mexico), Mexican painter known for her many portraits, self-portraits, and works inspired by the nature and artifacts of Mexico. Inspired by the country's popular culture, she employed a naïve folk art style to explore questions of identity, postcolonialism, gender, class, and race in Mexican society. Her paintings often had strong autobiographical ele...

Frankenthaler, Helen, 1928-2011

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Painter (New York, N.Y.) Born 1928. From the description of Helen Frankenthaler interview, 1969. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 220179604 Helen Frankenthaler (1928- 2011) was a painter from New York, N.Y. From the description of Oral history interview with Helen Frankenthaler, 1969. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 495595062 Painters; New York, N.Y. Frankenthaler and Motherwell were married, and subsequently divorced. Were good fri...

De Kooning, Willem, 1904-1997

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Willem de Kooning (1904-1997) was an abstract artist from New York, N.Y. From the description of Oral history interview with Willem De Kooning and others, 1979 Sept. (Smithsonian Archives of American Art). WorldCat record id: 688855147 Abstract artist; New York. 1904-1997. From the description of Oral history interview with Willem DeKooning and others, 1979 September [sound recording]. (Smithsonian Archives of American Art). WorldCat record id: 123944643 ...

Misrach, Richard, 1949-....

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Richard Misrach (1949- ) is a photographer in Emeryville, Calif. Steven Hoelscher (1963- ) is a professor in Austin, Tex. From the description of Oral history interview with Richard Misrach, 2010 Aug. 11-12 [sound recording]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 710020603 ...

Rauschenberg, Robert, 1925-2008

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Robert Rauschenberg (1925-2008) was a painter and photographer from New York, N.Y. From the description of Oral history interview with Robert Rauschenberg, 1965 Dec. 21. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 646398681 Painter, photographer; New York, N.Y. Born 1925. Died 2008. From the description of Robert Rauschenberg interview, 1965 Dec. 21 [sound recording]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 78470377 ...

Samuel H. Kress foundation

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Mihake, Issei, 1938.

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Cézanne, Paul, 1839-1906

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French artist. From the description of Autograph letter (incomplete at end and lacking signature) : [Paris], to his parents, [1876 Sept. 10]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270870505 ...

Hogg, Ima

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Ima Hogg, daughter of Governor James Stephen Hogg, was born in Mineola, Texas, on July 10, 1882. After graduating from the University of Texas, between 1901 and 1909 she studied music in New York, Berlin, and Vienna. She then moved to Houston, where she gave piano lessons to a select group of pupils and helped found the Houston Symphony Orchestra. She served as the first vice president of the Houston Symphony Society and became president in 1917. Ima Hogg was also involved in founding the Housto...

Kandinksy, Wassily, 1866-1944.

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Stieglitz, Alfred, 1864-1946

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Alfred Stieglitz was an American photographer, founder of the Photo-Secession Group, gallery owner, and editor and publisher of photography magazines, most notably, Camera Work. Frank Hermann was an American painter, who spent most of his career in Germany, where he associated with several avant-garde art groups. Childhood friends, Stieglitz and Herrmann were schoolmates, spent time together when Stieglitz was in Europe, and visited each other in the United States when Herrmann returned in 1919....

Lawrence, Jacob, 1917-2000

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Painter; New York, N.Y.; b. 1917; d. 2000. From the description of Oral history interviews with Jacob Lawrence, 1982 July 20-Aug. 4. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 84455118 Jacob Lawrence was an African-American painter and illustrator. He received the Spingarm Medal in 1975 and taught at the New School and Pratt Institute. He died in 2000. From the description of Jacob Lawrence exhibition card and autobiographical notes, 1947-1948. (Pennsylvania State University...

Gogh, Vincent ˜vanœ 1853-1890

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Zundert 1853-1890 Auvers-sur-Oise. From the description of Autograph letter : to Paul Gauguin, with a sketch of "Bedroom at Arles", 1888 Oct. 17. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270973205 From the description of Autograph letter signed : Arles, to Émile Bernard, [1888 Mar. 18]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270994117 From the description of Autograph letter signed : Arles, to Émile Bernard, [between 1888 Sept. 19 and 25]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270994135 ...

Degas, Edgar, 1834-1917

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French artist. From the description of Autograph letter signed (pneumatique) : [postmark Paris], to Lucien Pissarro, [1903 Nov. 17]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270870644 French painter, lithographer and sculptor. From the description of Letters, 1879-ca. 1901. (Getty Research Institute). WorldCat record id: 83749766 Hilaire Degas was a French artist known for his drawings and paintings of ballerinas and race horses. From the description o...

Johns, Jasper, 1930-

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American artist. From the description of Typed letter signed : [n.p.], to Herbert J. Seligmann, 1964 Mar. 18. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270874947 Artist. From the description of Oral history, 1994. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 86160768 Modern artist; native of Allendale, S.C. From the description of Jasper Johns vertical files collection, 1952-1998. (University of South Carolina). WorldCat record id: 40189279 ...

Decarava, Roy

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Krause, George, 1937-

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Cartier-Bresson, Henri, 1908-2004

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Husband of Martine Franck. From the description of Correspondence to Edward F. Fry, 1969-1988. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 212020979 Photographer. From the description of Letters : Paris, 1964. (Getty Research Institute). WorldCat record id: 82218283 The Spanish Civil War (1936 – 1939) was a conflict between the newly-elected left-leaning government of the Spanish Republic and its supporters and the (ultimately ...

Bonnard, Pierre, 1867-1947

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Pierre Bonnard was a French painter and printmaker, who was a member of a group of artists called the Nabis. From the description of Calling card : from Pierre Bonnard [manuscript]. [n. d.] (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 222750358 French painter. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Alpes Maritimes, to an unidentified recipient, [n.d.]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270870382 French painter and graphic artist. From t...

American association of museums

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Columbus, Chris

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Epithet: of Genoa British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000367.0x000120 Italian explorer and navigator commissioned by Spain. Italian name was Cristoforo Colombo. Known in Spain as Cristóbal Colón. Born 1451; died 1506. From the description of Collection concerning Christopher Columbus, 1488-1515. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71067622 ...

Frank, Robert, 1924-

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Third Ward.

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Hashiguchi, Goyō, 1881-1921.

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Cooper-Hewitt Museum.

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Collecting area: Design, decorative arts, and textiles. The Cooper-Hewitt Museum is the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of Design. From the description of Repository description. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155474737 ...

Picasso, Pablo, 1881-1973

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Pablo Picasso (25 October 1881 – 8 April 1973) was a Spanish painter, sculptor, printmaker, ceramicist and theatre designer who spent most of his adult life in France. Regarded as one of the most influential artists of the 20th century, he is known for co-founding the Cubist movement, the invention of constructed sculpture, the co-invention of collage, and for the wide variety of styles that he helped develop and explore. Among his most famous works are the proto-Cubist Les Demoiselles d'Avignon...

Max, Peter, 1937-

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Contemporary Arts Museum

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Art museum; Houston, Tex. Opened Nov. 13, 1949 under the auspices of the Contemporary Arts Association, which had begun as a small group in May 1948, and officially organized in May 1949. From the description of Contemporary Arts Museum records, 1957-1972. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79604562 ...

Asia Society

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The Asia Society is located in Washington, D.C. From the description of Asia Society records, 1971-1976. (Cornell University Library). WorldCat record id: 64756711 The Asia Society was founded in 1956 under the guidance of John D. Rockefeller 3rd to increase American understanding and appreciation of the poeples of Asia. A non-political educational organization, the Asia Society sponsors seminars and special studies to promote discussion of public af...

Leibovitz, Annie, 1949-....

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Leibovitz, Annie. American Photographer. Born: October 2, 1949 in Connecticut, United States as Anna-Lou Leibovitz. Rolling Stone, San Francisco, Calif., photographer, 1970-73, chief photographer, 1973-83; Vanity Fair, New York, N.Y., photographer, 1983-. Has photographed advertising campaigns for various agencies. Work has been exhibited in galleries throughout the United States. From the description of Annie Leibovitz : Artist File. (International Center of Photography). WorldCat r...

Remington, Frederic, 1861-1909

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Frederic Remington was born October 4, 1861 in Canton, New York. He was educated at the Vermont Episcopal Institute and attended Yale University. He worked as a cowboy, scout, and ran a sheep and mule ranch in the west. He married Eva Caten on October 1, 1884. Remington was a painter, sculptor and illustrator of Indians, cowbnoys and the American soldier at war. His travels took him to Germany, Russia, North Africa, Cuba and all over North America. Frederic Remington died December 26, 1909 in Ne...

Topkapi Palace (Istanbul, Turkey)

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Jenkins, Paul, 1923-2012

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Paul Jenkins (1923- ) is an abstract expressionist, painter, and playwright in New York, N.Y. From the description of Paul Jenkins papers, 1940-2007. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 430380769 Barrault, born in France in 1910, was an esteemed and innovative fixture in French theatre and film for five decades from the 1930s to 1980s. He trained as a mime and an actor, and later directed both screen and stage productions. With Madeleine Renaud, his wife, he founded a theatrical ...

Schnabel, Julian, 1951-....

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Arte publico Press.

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Chasanoff, Allan ca. 20. Jh.

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Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. Education Department

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Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Deptartment of Education.

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The Department of Education is involved in exhibition planning, the creation of labels and brochures, and the development of educational programming to support exhibitions. From the description of Department of education, exhibition files, 1970-2003. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 166478606 ...

Homer, Winslow, 1836-1910

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Winslow Homer was born in Boston, Massachusetts, in 1836. He was raised in Cambridge, where he developed a love of art and the outdoors. At the age of 19 he began his career as an illustrator, apprenticing at the J.H. Bufford lithographic firm in Boston. He then decided to become a freelance illustrator. In 1859 Homer moved to New York to work for Harper's Weekly, serving as artist-correspondent for the magazine during the Civil War. After taking some art classes at the National Academy of Desig...

Freed, Frank, 1906-1975

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Frank Freed was a painter, cartoonist and writer. His wife, Eleanor was an art critic. They lived in Houston, Texas. From the description of Frank and Eleanor Freed papers, 1923-1990. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122389754 ...

Herter Brothers

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Vuillard, Édouard, 1868-1940

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French artist. From the description of Letters sent, ca. 1894-1937. (Getty Research Institute). WorldCat record id: 81865748 French painter. From the description of Autograph postal card signed : [n.p.], to an unidentified recipient, [no year] Nov. 21. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270872421 ...

Nast, Thomas, 1840-1902

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Cartoonist, artist, lecturer, and later diplomat; of Morristown, N.J.; died in Ecuador while he was serving as American consul-general. From the description of Papers, 1850s-1900. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70939185 German-born American cartoonist; contributed to Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, New York Illustrated News, and Harper's Weekly; traveled to Europe in 1860; lived in New York City and Morristown, N.J.; appointed consul at Guayaquil, Ecuador in 1902 where...

Houston Area Antique Dealers Association.

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Copley, John Singleton, 1738-1815

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This is a preparatory drawing for the painting "Julia, Third Viscountess Dudley and Ward" that was exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1800. From the description of [Study for Julia, third Viscountess Dudley and Ward] [graphic]. [1800] (Boston Athenaeum). WorldCat record id: 246658012 Painter, noted for portraits and historical subjects. Born in Boston, moved to England in 1775 because of Loyalist sympathies. From the description of ALS : London, to John Boydell, 1...

Wyeth, Andrew, 1917-2009

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Andrew Wyeth (b. July 12, 1917, Chadds Ford, PA–d. Jan. 16, 2009, Chadds Ford, PA) was a realist painter and one of the best known American artists of the 20th century. He is the son of artist N.C. Wyeth and began drawing at a young age. In 1937, at age twenty, Wyeth had his first one-man exhibition of watercolors at the Macbeth Gallery in New York City....

Strand, Paul, 1890-1976

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Paul Strand (1890-1976) was a photographer in New York, N.Y. From the description of Paul Strand interview, 1971 Nov. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 78709170 The American-born photographer, Paul Strand, moved to France during the Joseph McCarthy period of incriminations in America. His book, Ghana, an African Portrait, was published in 1976. Thomas H. Garver is Haverford College class of 1956. From the description of ALsS, 1974 January-February : Orgeval, France ...

Glassell School of Art

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King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968

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Martin Luther King, Jr. (b. January 15, 1929, Atlanta, Georgia –d. April 4, 1968, Memphis, Tennessee) was an American Baptist minister and activist who was a leader in the Civil Rights Movement. He is best known for his role in the advancement of civil rights using nonviolent civil disobedience. King helped to organize the 1963 March on Washington, where he delivered his famous "I Have a Dream" speech. In 1964, King received the Nobel Peace Prize and in 1965, he helped to organize the Selma to M...

Leonardo, da Vinci, 1452-1519

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Epithet: artist, engineer, and scientist British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000628.0x000200 ...

Audubon, John James, 1785-1851

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Naturalist, ornithologist, and artist, known for his Birds of America. From the description of Letters received, 1831-1853. (Buffalo History Museum). WorldCat record id: 56506202 Audubon was an American artist and ornithologost. From the guide to the John James Audubon letters and drawings, 1805-1892 (inclusive), 1805-1847 (bulk)., (Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University) John James Audubon was a painter and ornithologist. Born in ...

Biggers, John Thomas, 1924-2001

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John Thomas Biggers (1924-2001), African American artist, was born in Gastonia, North Carolina. He attended Hampton Institute in Virginia and started taking art classes under the tutelage of Viktor Lowenfeld. Lowenfeld moved to Pennsylvania State University, and Biggers followed him to study in the art department there. He received his doctorate from the University in 1954. A few years earlier, Biggers had moved to Houston, Texas to establish the art department at Texas Southern University. ...

Rivera, Diego, 1886-1957

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Mexican painter and muralist. From the description of Declaration in connection with a watercolor and a drawing sold to Mrs. Schwartz, 1934 March 7, Mexico City. (Getty Research Institute). WorldCat record id: 81939422 Diego Rivera, a renowned Mexican mural painter, was commissioned by Mrs. Samuel Strong in 1935 to paint a portrait of her friend, Kathleen Burke, of Cleveland, Ohio. From the description of Receipt from Diego Rivera, 1935 Mar. 5. (Unknown). WorldCa...