November 7, 1929 – New York’s Museum of Modern Art opens to the public! top – view of MoMA’s first exhibition, including works by Cézanne, Gauguin, Seurat, Van Gogh, which ran thru […]
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portrait of Mrs Aitato by Marie Laurencin (October 31, 1883–June 8, 1956), 1928
Roy Lichtenstein (October 27, 1923 – September 29, 1997) by Stephen Verona
Bob Kane (October 24, 1915 – November 3, 1998), co-creator of Batman
Marina Tsvetaeva / Мари́на Цвета́ева (October 8, 1892 – August 31, 1941) by Esther Rodriguez Cabrales
coolchicksfromhistory: Recreo (Recreation) by Petrona Viera, circa 1924. Museu Nacional de Artes Visuais (MNAV), Montevideo, Uruguay. The daughter of Uruguayan President Feliciano Viera, Petrona is considered the first female professional painter in Uruguay. She […]
Florence Vidor (July 23, 1895, Houston, Texas – November 3, 1977) poses for the poster of 1921’s Hail The Woman, with artist
Christina’s World by Andrew Wyeth (July 12, 1917 – January 16, 2009), 1948
children taking it easel at Florida State College for Women nursery, June 28, 1935
Here the world class athlete is not holding the pose but the brush. Seattle swimmer Helene Madison (June 19, 1913 – November 27, 1970) may actually be painting the joyful […]