Famous Artists   

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    LEONARDO DA VINCI (1452-1519)

    Renaissance artist, inventor, polymath, musician, and architect who painted the Mona Lisa and drew the iconic Vitruvian Man.

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    STAN LEE 90

    Marvel Comics' writer, publisher, editor and chairman who co-created Spider-Man, the Incredible Hulk, and the Fantastic Four.

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    PABLO PICASSO (1881-1973)

    20th-century painter and sculptor who co-founded the Cubist movement and invented several new styles of art, including constructed sculpture and collage.

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    VINCENT VAN GOGH (1853-1890)

    Dutch artist whose work became known for its emotional intensity and bold use of color years after his death.

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    CLAUDE MONET (1840-1926)

    French impressionist painter famous for his colorful landscapes.

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    MICHELANGELO BUONARROTI (1475-1564)

    Italian Renaissance artist, most famously responsible for painting the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel.

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    SALVADOR DALI (1904-1989)

    Surrealist painter of dreamlike images such as melting clocks and other free-associative imagery.

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    YOKO ONO 80

    Japanese artist and musician who became a peace activist, and also helped with AIDS awareness, but most famously known as the wife of John Lennon.

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    JACKSON POLLOCK (1912-1956)

    Expressionist artist, known for his famously experimental painting method, in which he frenetically spattered paint around the canvas.

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    REMBRANDT VAN RIJN (1606-1669)

    Masterful Dutch painter of religious and historical themes.

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    JIM DAVIS 67

    His cartoon cat, the famously sarcastic Garfield first appeared in 1978.

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    NORMAN ROCKWELL (1894-1978)

    'Saturday Evening Post' illustrator of family scenes, and many well-known depictions American culture.

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    MARK ROTHKO (1903-1970)

    Famous Russian painter, who rejects the title of abstract painter.

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    RAY JOHNSON (1927-1995)

    Conceptual artist known for his outlandish, unique art associated with Neo-Dadaism and the Fluxus movement.

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    FRIDA KAHLO (1907-1954)

    Fiery Mexican painter, wife of muralist Diego Rivera.

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    EDGAR DEGAS (1834-1917)

    French impressionist painter of graceful ballerinas.

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    ROMARE BEARDEN (1911-1988)

    American artist, whose work is inspired by Mexican muralist such as José Clemente Orozco.

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    PAUL CEZANNE (1839-1906)

    French post-impressionist, considered the 'Father of Modern Painting'.

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    DIEGO RIVERA (1886-1957)

    Mexican artist who painted monumental murals for social change.

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    BOB ROSS (1942-1995)

    Iconic American painter and former television host of PBS's The Joy of Painting, well-known for his afro and playful commentary.

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