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April 23, 1985~ Coca-Cola’s disastrous introduction of “New Coke”

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Untitled (Coca-Cola and Grid)  by  Jasper Johns

1971 / 7-color lithograph with varnish on Arches paper / 38 7/8”x29 3/16”
Edition  of 66 + 12 Artist’s Proofs / Various collections, including National Gallery of Art, D.C.

 => 5 Things You Might Not Know About “New Coke”  <=

Previous April 23 posts:

Spring~ April 23

Lee Miller: Born April 23, 1907

Myron Waldman: Born on April 23, 1908

Artist Birthday Quiz for 4/23~

April 4, 1968~ Martin Luther King, Jr. is assassinated in Memphis, TN

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Martin Luther King, Jr. by John Woodrow Wilson

Pictured: 2002 / Etching and aquatint on chine collé / Image: 30 1/2″x27 3/4″ /
Various collections (edition of 50) incl. Minneapolis Institute of Art, MN
1985 / Original (smaller) drawing: pastel on cream Japanese paper / Sheet: 21 15/16”x20 13/16” / Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

Previous April 4 posts:

Spring~ April 4

William Henry Jackson: Born on April 4, 1843

April 4~

Artist Birthday Quiz for 4/4~

March 20, 1923~ Picasso’s first U.S. solo show in a noncommercial setting

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Catalogue Cover for Original Drawings by Pablo Picasso

1923 / Catalogue of exhibition of original drawings by Pablo Picasso
Presented in The Art Institute of Chicago; hosted by The Arts Club of Chicago

Previous March 20 posts:

March 20~ Women’s History Month in visual arts

Art Forger Eric Hebborn: Born March 20, 1934

Artist Birthday Quiz for 3/20~

March 14, 1903~ Adolph Gottlieb is born

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Transfiguration III by Adolph Gottlieb

1958 / Oil on canvas / 90”x60 1/8” / Anderson Collection at Stanford University, California

Previous March 14 posts:

March 14~ Women’s History Month in visual arts

Premiered March 14, 1885: “The Mikado”

Albert Einstein: Born March 14, 1879

Diane Arbus: Born March 14, 1923

Artist Birthday Quiz for 3/14~

February 11, 660 BCE~ Traditional date when legendary Emperor Jimmu founded Japan

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Emperor Jinmu (Jinmu tennô) by Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

1880 / Woodblock print; ink and color on paper / 14 3/4”x9 7/8” / Various, including Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

Kenkokukinen-no-Hi, the “complicated and controversial” National Foundation Day, is February 11

Previous February 11 posts:

February 11~ African-American visual artists

Thomas Edison: Born February 11, 1847

Artist Birthday Quiz for 2/11~

December 28~ Animals in Art

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Pink Cow on Yellow Background Wallpaper by Andy Warhol

1966 / Screenprint on paper rolls / Various sizes / Various collections
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Kuamanbo (Ram) Helmet Mask* / Baule people of Ivory Coast

c.1970s /Paint and pigment on wood / Dimensions? / Second Face Museum of Cultural Masks, online*
*[Unfortunately, my anti-spyware program recently detected problems with that site,
so I have disabled the links. I apologize for the inconvenience.]