Posted on July 22, 2019
As always, artists are born every day.
As always, art is renewed and reconfigured and reborn. Every year, every month, maybe even every day.
Just looking at artists born on July 22 - just the ones born in the United States, and just the ones famous enough to be found on lists of artists' birthdays:
On this date in 1882, Edward Hopper was born in New York. He grew up to be a painter and etcher.
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| Hopper is famous for his realistic paintings, especially for his oil paintings. |
On this date in 1898, Alexander Calder was born in Pennsylvania. He grew up to be a sculptor who specialized in mobiles.
On this date in 1908, Claire Falkenstein was born in Oregon. She grew up to be an abstract sculptor.
On this date in 1910, Ruthie Tompson was born in Maine. She grew up to be an animator who worked for Disney. She turns 109 today!!!
On this date in 1943, Linda Bills was born in New York. She grew up to be a sculptor.
On this date in 1946, Barbara Nilausen-K was born in Iowa. She also grew up to be a sculptor.
On this date in 1972, Seth Fisher was born in Washington. He grew up to be a comic book artist.
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