Suggested Occupation 55 (Siren Game 2) by Kyle Thurman
2020 / Pastel on seamless paper in artist’s frame / 58″x48″
Institute of Contemporary Art, Miami, FL
Tag Archives: Portrait
American Artist Appreciation Month~ August 11
A Young Woman Between Carrolburg Place
and Half Street, Washington, D.C.
by Dawoud Bey
1989 / Gelatin silver print / Image: 17″x22″
Various collections, including Whitney Museum of American Art, NY, NY
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American Artist Appreciation Month~ August 2
Girl with Mirror by Walt Kuhn
1928 / Oil on canvas / 24″x20 1/8″ / The Phillips Collection, Washington, DC
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National Park & Recreation Month~ July 31
George Meléndez Wright by Rafael López
From the book BRAVO! Poems About Amazing Hispanics [Henry Holt & Co]
Written by Margarita Engle; Illustrations by Rafael López
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National Park & Recreation Month~ July 29
Marjory Stoneman Douglas by Menden Hall
1993 / Oil on panel / 44″x33 3/4″ / National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, DC
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December 29, 1916~ James Joyce’s “A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man” published in NY
James Joyce by Jacques-Emile Blanche
1935 / Oil on canvas / 49 1/4”x34 1/2” / National Portrait Gallery, London
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Previous December 29 posts:
December 29~ Animals in Art
Artist Birthday Quiz for 12/29~
November 29, 394~ Taejo of Joseon moves Korean capital to Hanyang (now Seoul)
Portrait of King Taejo of Joseon by
Jo Jung-muk, Park Gi-jun, Baek Eun-bae, Yu Suk
1872 / Hanging Scroll, ink and color on silk / 85 4/5”x59”
Royal Portrait Museum, Gyeonggijeon Shrine, Jeonju, South Korea
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Previous November 29 posts:
November 29~ Artists at their Easels
Artist Birthday Quiz for 11/29~
November 22, 1871~ Death of Oscar Dunn, first elected Black Lieut. Governor in USA
Louisiana Lieutenant Governor Oscar J. Dunn by Currier and Ives
c.1868-1871 / Lithograph / Image: 11 7/8”x8 7/16”
Various collections including Amistad Research Center, New Orleans, LA
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Previous November 22 posts:
November 22~ Artists at their Easels
Artist Birthday Quiz for 11/22~
November 21, 1918~ Parliament (Qualification of Women) Act 1918 gives women right to sit in Parliament
The Artist’s Wife, Constance, Comtesse de Markievicz
by Casimir Dunin Markievicz
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1899 / Oil on canvas / 80 3/4”x35 4/5” / National Gallery of Ireland, Dublin
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Previous November 21 posts:
November 21~ Artists at their Easels
Artist Birthday Quiz for 11/21~
November 17, 1558~ Elizabeth I ascends the throne of England
“Hampden Portrait” of Elizabeth I
by Steven van der Meulen (or Steven van Herwijck)
c.1563 / Oil on canvas, transferred from panel / 77 1/4”x55 1/4” / Private collection
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Gloriana!—the Many Faces of Elizabeth I~
http://fiveminutehistory.com/gloriana-the-many-faces-of-elizabeth-i/
Previous November 17 posts:
November 17~ Artists at their Easels
Artist Birthday Quiz for 11/17~
