Artist Birthday Quiz for 12/13~

This Dutch painter and designer was part of the Dutch modernism movement in the 1920’s, creating lithographic posters for a variety of clients including KLM, Amstel, and the 1928 Summer Olympics.

This Catalan artist began drawing in his teens during a long convalescence from a serious illness contracted in 1940, and later abandoned his law studies to devote himself entirely to art.

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Artist Birthday Quiz for 12/11~

This American modernist mystic painter is most notable for his “white writing” – light calligraphic marks and symbols atop an abstract field composed of thousands of densely interwoven brushstrokes.

This 20th century artist switched from representational sculpted portraits to painting in the 1950’s, innovating the use of plastic resins and synthetic glazes and creating paintings lit from behind in shadow-box frames.

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Artist Birthday Quiz for 12/10~

What Russian-born American artist was introduced to lithography — the most important medium in a career that included graphic design, fine art, costume & set design, and illustration — in 1923?

What 20th century painter and leading figure of the Chicago Imagist school observed, “I try to paint the things that everybody sees, things that are just a part of everybody’s experience of life”?

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Artist Birthday Quiz for 12/8~

Which French artist’s personal drama was what brought her to popular attention, despite being critically renowned for her talent communicating in sculpture?

Which Mexican painter had a profound effect on the art world with his reintroduction of fresco painting, and with his large impact on the concept of public art?

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Artist Birthday Quiz for 12/7~

Which 17th century Italian sculptor, architect, and city planner is credited with creating the Baroque style of sculpture?

Which American modernist painter considered the Armory Show the “greatest single influence” he experienced in his work?

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Artist Birthday Quiz for 12/1~

In 1766 this French sculptor was summoned to Russia by Catherine II to produce a bronze equestrian statue of Peter the Great, dedicated in 1782.

This painter and printmaker was one of 4 founders of the Expressionist group Die Brücke (“The Bridge”) which was formed in Dresden in 1905.

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Artist Birthday Quiz for 11/27~

What Spanish-born American artist’s well-known work is the large group sculpture in Central Park titled ”Alice in Wonderland”?

What Japanese artist moved to France, became a fixture on the 1920s Paris cafe circuit, and died a French citizen in 1968?

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Artist Birthday Quiz for 11/26~

Which 19th century American genre painter was one of the most renowned artists in the country while alive, with more commissions than he could fulfill?

Which American sculptor pioneered applying plaster bandages to models to form a hollow shell, a technique which was a turning point in the his career?

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Artist Birthday Quiz for 11/24~

This painter’s career coincided with two major developments in late 19th century Paris: the birth of modern printmaking and the explosion of nightlife culture.

This Belgian sculptor and painter was linked with 2 groups who helped to shape Modernism, as a member of De Stijl and later as a member of Abstraction-Création.

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Artist Birthday Quiz for 11/17~

What 16th century Florentine painter’s unemotional yet stylish technique for portraying his subjects went on to influence a century of European court portraiture?

What modern American artist collaborated with others in a range of disciplines and schools including mass-production, e.g. designing a table for Herman Miller still being sold today?

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