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Artist Birthday Quiz for 4/13~

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This artist was knighted in 1815, and in 1818 was sent to Europe to paint the leaders who were involved with the allied victory over Napoleon.

This artist was born in 1860 in Ostend in Belgium, where aside from various trips to London, Holland, Paris, and Brussels, he remained until he died.

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Artist Birthday Quiz for 4/12~

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This Belgian sculptor and painter was one of the principal social-realist artists of the late 19th century in Europe.

In 1932 this photographer became one of the co-founders of the Group f/64, which aimed to “define photography as an art form by a simple and direct presentation through purely photographic methods”.

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Artist Birthday Quiz for 4/10~

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This artist wrote and illustrated a series of books about cats; her watercolors of felines are widely known both here and abroad.

This artist’s brilliantly colored concentric circles, chevrons and stripes were among the most recognized and admired signatures of the postwar style of  Color Field painting.

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Artist Birthday Quiz for 4/8~

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This 19th century artist worked almost entirely in watercolours or chalks, although his style was such that at first glance his paintings look like oils.

This former schoolteacher came to be known as one of the most influential British fashion designers of the 20th century, often cited as punk’s creator.

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