1939-1942; sealed and painted over 1952; uncovered and restored late 1970s; rededicated September 18, 1980
Painting on curved canvas panels / 12’x237’ / Marine Air Terminal, Terminal A, LaGuardia Airport
Previous October 15 posts:
Autumn~ October 15
Artist Birthday Quiz for 10/15~
1930 / Drypoint / 8”x6” / Various, including National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
Previous July 16 posts:
Summer~ July 16
“Redes” released on July 16, 1936 (Mexico City)
Charles Sheeler: Born July 16, 1883
Artist Birthday Quiz for 7/16~
1917 / Colored pencils on paper / 22 2/5”x15 1/3”
Andrés Blaisten Collection, University Cultural Center Tlatelolco, Mexico
Saturnino Herran on artnet.com~ http://www.artnet.com/artists/saturnino-herran/
Previous July 9 posts:
Summer~ July 9
David Hockney: Born July 9, 1937
Artist Birthday Quiz for 7/9~
Commissioned for the Texas Centennial Exposition’s Hall of Negro Life,
which was officially dedicated on June 19, 1936, in honor of Juneteenth
1936 / Oil On Canvas / 60”x60” / de Young Museum, Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
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Previous June 19 posts:
Pride Month~ June 19
Artist Birthday Quiz for 6/19~
March 1907, London, Methuen and Company / First published July 1901
Written by Julian of Norwich (1342-sometime after 1416),
edited by Grace Harriet Warrack (1855-1932) / Digital edition: archive.org
Previous May 13 post:
Artist Birthday Quiz for 5/13~
1938 / Egg Tempera / 1,200’ expanse / San Francisco Zoo Mother’s Building
Works Progress Administration (WPA) (1935)~
https://livingnewdeal.org/glossary/works-progress-administration-wpa-1935/
Previous May 6 posts:
Love & War~ May 6
Nora Clench~ May 6, 1867-May 17, 1938
Rudolph Valentino: Born May 6, 1895
Kentucky Derby: May 6, 2017
Artist Birthday Quiz for 5/6~
1992–4 / Oil paint on fiberboard / 96”x48” / Tate Britain
2009 / Acrylic on PVC panel / 61 1/8”x72 7/8”x3 7/8” / Yale University Art Gallery
Self-Portrait by Milton Bellin1937 / Egg tempera on panel / 20 3/8”x16 1/2” / Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center, Vassar
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In Front of the Easel (Self-portrait) by George Ștefănescu1960 / Oil on canvas / 35 4/5”x28 1/3” Location?
1931 / Oil on canvas / 27 3/4”x23” / National Museum of Fine Arts of Argentina, Buenos Aires
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1974 / Oil on canvas / 24”x30” / Museum of Republic Bank Art Collection, Bogota, Colombia
Self-Portrait by Emilio Pettoruti1918 / Oil on hardboard / 21 1/4”x15 3/4” / National Museum of Fine Arts of Argentina, Buenos Aires
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Deer Dance by Carlos Mérida1935 / Oil on canvas / 24 3/16”x20 3/16” / Philadelphia Museum of Art
