Oakland Tribune Oakland, California Sunday, December 31, 1922
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Happy birthday Beatrice Mandelman. The artist & educator, remembered as a muralist, printmaker, & teacher for the WPA, & later for an oeuvre of abstract expressionistic paintings, which she continued to produce during a debilitating fight with cancer, was born today in 1912.
Happy birthday Selma Burke. The American sculptor & arts educator, famous for her bas-relief that was adapted for the US dime, was born today in 1900. #sculpture
The Waterbury Democrat Waterbury, Connecticut Monday, December 30, 1895
Happy birthday Alfred Choubrac. The artist, illustrator & poster designer, famous for his work with Jules Chéret, his own colorful & elegant posters & many costume designs, was born today in 1853. #posters #lithography
Happy birthday Wallace Smith. The illustrator, author, & screenwriter, notable for his breadth of work, including serving as a correspondent for the Chicago American, authoring 26 screenplays & a novel, & numerous book, newspaper, & magazine illustrations, was born today in 1888.
Happy birthday William Eugene Smith. The influential photographer, most famous for developing the photo essay form and covering various topics including WW2, pollution, and a country doctor, was born today in 1918.
Ukiah Daily Journal Ukiah, California Friday, December 29, 1978
Happy birthday Bernhardt Wall. The commercial artist, lithographer, & educator, remembered for serving in the Spanish-American War and WWI, various commercial work, including 5000 postcards, and later successfully focused solely on etching, was born today in 1872. #postcardking
Happy birthday Hans “Zéró” Schleger. The influential graphic designer & educator, famous for helping introduce modernism to Great Britain & his thoughtful, often humorous poster designs, was born today in 1898. #posters #modernism
The Kokomo Tribune Kokomo, Indiana Sunday, December 28, 1997
Happy birthday Félix Vallotton. The painter & printmaker, known for his influential & popular woodcuts, his association with the artist group Les Nabis, & and for a striking & unemotional painting style, was born today in 1865. #printmaking
Happy birthday Bonnie MacLean. The American artist, most recognized for the psychedelic-influenced rock posters she created for the Fillmore Auditorium in the 1960s and 1970s, was born today in 1939. #posters #psychedelic
Happy birthday Alexander Ilyich Naumov. The multi-talented artist, interior designer, and graphic designer, remembered for his inventive and energetic film posters, and sadly, his untimely passing, was born today in 1899.
Oakland Tribune Oakland, California Sunday, December 27, 1964
Happy birthday Jean Milant. The respected printmaker and entrepreneur, most recognized for founding Cirrus Editions, a provider of limited-edition publishing and printing for fine artists, was born today in 1943.
Happy birthday John Celardo. The dedicated artist, remembered for serving in World War II and for cartoons and comic books, including more than 5,000 daily Tarzan comic strips, was born today in 1918.
Happy birthday Barbara Klemm. The award-winning art & press photographer famous for black & white images of world events & luminaries, was born today in 1939. #photography
Chino Champion Chino, California Friday, December 26, 1986
Happy birthday Louise Parth. The prolific artist, illustrator, and graphic designer, notable for a largely forgotten yet largely successful career, designing and illustrating a to z for both local and national projects, was born today in 1900.
News Record North Hills, Pennsylvania Friday, December 25, 1992
Happy birthday, Uzo Egonu. The celebrated artist, famous for engaging & inventive, hard-to-describe & hard-to-define graphic paintings, was born today in 1931. "combining the visual languages of Western & African art, he helped redefine the boundaries of modernism..." –Wood
Happy birthday Albin Brunovský. The artist & educator, notable for his influential practice, including surreal illustrations, bank notes, posters, & experimental lithography, and a formidable pedagogical legacy, including founding an engraving school, was born today in 1935.
Happy birthday Marion Dorn. The inventive artist and textile designer, remembered for founding Marion Dorn LTD, marrying E. McKnight Kauffer, and a prolific and successful creative output that included designing nearly every kind of textile, was born today in 1896.
Happy birthday Paul Bacon. The iconic graphic designer and musician, famous for serving as a US Marine during WW2, designing over 6,000 book covers and 200 album covers, each with a style that matched the content, and 22 years of live jazz performance, was born today in 1923.
Happy birthday Don Norman. The renowned engineer & psychologist, famous for being the director of Design Lab at UCSD, his influential books, & his advocacy of user-centered design, was born today in 1935. #usercenteredesign jnd.org
Daily Independent Journal San Rafael, California Tuesday, December 24, 1974
Happy birthday Max Miedinger. The Swiss type designer, most famous for creating Neue Haas Grotesk, which was renamed & marketed as "Helvetica," was born today in 1910. #typography
Happy birthday Thomas Miller. The graphic designer & artist, best known for his Founders Mosaics at the DuSable Museum of African American History, was born today in 1920.
