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Artist Birthday Quiz for 6/8~

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What architect’s career spanned seven decades before his death in 1959 — during which he designed 1,114 architectural works, of which 532 were realized?

What artist moved his family and studio from NYC to rural New York just as he was achieving widespread recognition in 1951, remaining there for the rest of his life?

Answers here~ https://schristywolfe.com/2015/06/08/june-8/

Artist Birthday Quiz for 6/7~

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What stockbroker and amateur painter decided to become a full-time artist after the stock market crashed in 1882?

What British assemblagist, painter, and conceptual artist said, “There [are] four important things in life: religion, love, art and science”?

Answers here~ https://schristywolfe.com/2015/06/07/2162/

Artist Birthday Quiz for 6/6~

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In the summer of 1623, this artist was summoned to Madrid to paint a portrait of the King of Spain; its success led to his being named official painter to the king and he remained attached to the court for the rest of his life.

This artist left for England in 1780 to study under renowned history painter Benjamin West; in 1817 he returned to America where he secured a commission for four large paintings to be placed in the Capitol Rotunda.

Answers here~ https://schristywolfe.com/2015/06/06/june-6/

Artist Birthday Quiz for 6/5~

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Which designer studied human anatomy, mathematics, and engineering at Los Angeles University to help bolster the quality of his shoe designs?

Which artist took the monumental scale of New York School Abstract Expressionism and applied it to his collage paintings?

Answers here~ https://schristywolfe.com/2015/06/05/june-5/

Artist Birthday Quiz for 6/4~

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What American photographer in New Hampshire produced many dozens of stereoscopic images with scenes from his home state?

What American illustrator and painter became known in the 1920s and 1930s for his illustrations in popular magazines such as the Ladies’ Home Journal?

Answers here~ https://schristywolfe.com/2015/06/04/june-4/

Josephine Baker: Born on June 3, 1906

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JBJoséphine Baker (June 3, 1906-April 12, 1975) was an American-born French entertainer, French Resistance agent, and civil rights activist.

“Baker flourished as a dancer in several Vaudeville shows, which was a popular theatre genre in the 20th century. She eventually moved to New York City and participated in the celebration of black life and art now known as the Harlem Renaissance. A few years later her success took her to Paris. Baker became one of the most sought-after performers due to her distinct dancing style and unique costumes. Although her audiences were mostly white, Baker’s performances followed African themes and style. In her famed show Danse Sauvage she danced across stage in a banana skirt. Baker was multitalented, known for her dancing and singing she even played in several successful major motion pictures released in Europe.“
FROM https://www.womenshistory.org/education-resources/biographies/josephine-baker

JBfamilyOfficial Site~ http://www.cmgww.com/stars/baker/

JBDCSpeech at the March on Washington~http://www.blackpast.org/1963-josephine-baker-speech-march-washington
FBI files~ http://vault.fbi.gov/josephine-baker

Discography~ http://www.discogs.com/artist/378436-Josephine-Baker

Artist Birthday Quiz for 6/2~

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What American cartoonist and pioneering female comic book artist helped create the long-running Marvel Comics characters Millie the Model and Patsy Walker?

What Dutch photographer’s major theme, people in transitional moments, was formed when she began her breakthrough Beach Portrait series (begun in 1992)?

Answers here~ https://schristywolfe.com/2015/06/02/june-2/

Artist Birthday Quiz for 6/1~

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This artist, an early proponent of computer-based weaving programs, established a modern context for weaving while staying true to the traditional technique of flat tapestry hanging.

This painter and printmaker’s early paintings incorporated planes receding into space, then it morphed into organic forms that looked like seeds, shells, and plants, and shapes called “morulas.”

Answers here~ https://schristywolfe.com/2015/06/01/june-1/

Artist Birthday Quiz for 5/31~

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This painter was only five years old when his father died and he grew up in Florence under the care of Il Bronzino, a family friend.

Best known for the creation of the “Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers”, this artist was one of the pioneers of the Underground Comix movement.

Answers here~ https://schristywolfe.com/2015/05/31/may-31/