1964 / Ink and charcoal on paper / 71 7/16”x40 1/16” / High Museum of Art, Atlanta, Georgia
16th Street Baptist Church Bombing~ https://www.nps.gov/articles/16thstreetbaptist.htm
Previous September 15 posts:
Hispanic Artists~September 15
National Hispanic Heritage Month: Sept. 15 to Oct. 15
Artist Birthday Quiz for 9/15~
1911 / Lithographic poster / 23”x15 1/2” / Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America, Radcliffe Institute
Picketing for Suffrage~ https://www.loc.gov/item/today-in-history/august-28/
Previous August 28 posts:
Self Portraits~August 28
Artist Birthday Quiz for 8/28~
c.1850-1860 / Watercolour and pen and brushwork ink on paper / 4 2/5”x6 1/3”
Museu Nacional d’Art de Catalunya, Barcelona
Previous August 19 posts:
Self Portraits~August 19
Gustave Caillebotte: Born August 19, 1848
August 12 or 19: Birthday of George Bellows
Coco Chanel: Born August 19, 1883
Artist Birthday Quiz for 8/19~
1975 / Pastel drawing / 17”x14” / Image from online Gallery 98
Previous August 9 posts:
Self Portraits~August 9
August 9, 1945: “Fat Man” is dropped over Nagasaki
Artist Birthday Quiz for 8/9~
1965 / Pastel on tan paper / 20”x25 3/4” / Corbett vs. Dempsey LLC, Chicago, IL
Previous August 4 posts:
Self Portraits~August 4
Artist Birthday Quiz for 8/4~
Aesthetica Art Prize
Categories include: Photographic & Digital Art; Three-Dimensional Design & Sculpture; Painting, Drawing & Mixed Media; & Video, Installation & Performance.
Submissions are open until August 31, 2019.
More information here~ https://www.aestheticamagazine.com/art-prize/Entry is 24 GBP (approx. 31 USD) for one entry. You may submit up to two works in the same category per entry, unless you are entering an Artists’ Film, in which case you may submit one work per entry fee.
Open to entrants of all ages and nationalities.
Details~ https://graphiccompetitions.com/multiple-disciplines/the-aesthetica-art-prize-competition-2019/The Awards are open to all artist across the world and include a Main Prize of £5,000 (approx. 6,465 USD) and an Emerging Prize of £1,000 (approx. 1,290 USD), alongside publication and exhibition.
Apply here~ https://aestheticamagazine.submittable.com/submit/133496/aesthetica-art-prize
By Ross Irving on behalf of the Wilhelmina Barns-Graham Trust
Previous June 8 posts:
Pride Month~ June 8
Artist Birthday Quiz for 6/8~
1966 / Acrylic, papier-mâché, plastic, plywood, string
Approximately 96”x39”x17” / Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston, MA
Previous May 29 posts:
Love & War~ May 29
May 29, 1913: Premiere of “Le sacre du printemps”
Artist Birthday Quiz for 5/29~
c.1830–36 / Woodblock print; ink and color on paper / 9 5/8”x14 9/16”
Various collections, including Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Previous April 28 posts:
c.1905 / Color woodblock print on paper / 9 1/4”x9 9/16” / Brooklyn Museum, NYC
Previous April 17 posts:
Spring~ April 17
Artist Birthday Quiz for 4/17~
