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AN ALMANAC OF ART AND CULTURE https://linktr.ee/themistymisschristy Cover image: Self-Portrait #3 by Elaine de Kooning / 1946 / Oil on Masonite Profile image: Cecilia Beaux, Sita and Sarita, c. 1921, oil on canvas
Katja Oxman (born August 2, 1942) is a German-born American visual artist and educator. palianshow.wordpress.com/2026/08/02/k...
Katja Oxman (b.1942)
Katja Oxman (b.1942) is a German-born American visual artist and educator. via W #PalianSHOW
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Bruria Finkel (1932-), artist, curator, and teacher based in Santa Monica, California, was born OTD in Jerusalem in 1932. Breath and Time, 1975 / glazed porcelain / 36 x 12 x 16 inches
James Baldwin (8/2/1924-12/1/1987), American essayist, novelist, playwright. "Baldwin…mirrored Black people’s aspirations, disappointments, and coping strategies in a hostile society." www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/james-... James Baldwin by Beauford Delaney, c.1945-50, /Oil on canvasboard
Käte Traumann Steinitz (8/2/1889-4/7/1975) was a German-American artist, photographer, collector, writer, librarian, & expert on da Vinci. Young Girl by Käte Steinitz / 1939 / Watercolor & chalk / UCLA Grunwald Center for the Graphic Arts at the Hammer Museum, LA schristywolfe.com/2021/08/02/b...
Albert Bloch was BOTD in 1882. Bloch was the only American to be associated with the German expressionist group Der Blaue Reiter (The Blue Rider). "Summer," 1929 / Oil on Masonite / Gift of Dr. Eric and Michelle Voth Information from www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=1...
Arthur G. Dove (1880–1946) was BOTD. One of the first American Modernists, he explored color and form through his evocative artworks. "City Moon," 1938. / Oil and wax emulsion on canvas / Gift of Joseph H. Hirshhorn, 1966 Information from www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=1...
Saskia van Uylenburgh (August 2, 1612-June 14, 1642) was the wife of painter Rembrandt van Rijn. They married in 1634 and were together until her death in 1642. She figures in many of his paintings, drawings, and etchings. Asteroid 461 Saskia is named in her honor. www.nga.gov/artworks/121...
Saskia van Uylenburgh, the Wife of the Artist by Rembrandt van Rijn
After learning the fundamentals of drawing and painting in his native Leiden, Rembrandt van Rijn went to Amsterdam in 1624 to study for six months with Pieter Lastman (1583–1633), a famous history pai...
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Self Portraits~August 2 Left: Raphael, 1504–1506 / Oil on board / Uffizi Gallery, Florence Right: In a Convex Mirror by Parmigianino, c.1523-1524 / Oil on panel / Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna Information about the art can be found here: schristywolfe.com/2018/08/02/s...
American Artist Appreciation Month~ August 2 Girl with Mirror by Walt Kuhn, 1928 / Oil on canvas / 24″x 20 1/8″ / The Phillips Collection, Washington, DC schristywolfe.com/2020/08/02/a...
August 2, 1864~ First running of the Travers Stakes at Saratoga Race Course Portrait of the Thoroughbred Kentucky (detail) by Edward Troye, c.1866 / Oil on canvas / 31”x38 3/4” / Image: Wikipedia, Gooreen Collection, Public Domain schristywolfe.com/2019/08/02/a...
Born on this day in 1495, in Alkmaar, Jan van Scorel. Painter and pilgrim: here as one member of the Jerusalem Brotherhood, on pilgrimage to the Holy Sepulchre. He's the one with the dog-eared corner on paper beneath him.
August 1, 1944~ Warsaw Uprising against the German occupation is launched Portrait of a Boy in Glasses by Gela Seksztajn, c.1932-1943 / Watercolor on paper / 27 1/2”x19” / Ringelblum Archive schristywolfe.com/2019/08/01/a...
Self Portraits~August 1 Left: Stela of Chief sculptor Bak and his wife Taheri by Bak (or Bek) Right: Portrait of a Man (Self Portrait?) by Jan van Eyck Information about the art can be found here: schristywolfe.com/2018/08/01/s...
American Artist Appreciation Month~ August 1 Heat by Florine Stettheimer 1919 / Oil on canvas / 50″x36 1/2″ / Brooklyn Museum, NY, NY schristywolfe.com/2020/08/01/a...
Jackie Ormes (August 1, 1911-December 26, 1985) was the first syndicated African-American woman cartoonist to be published in a newspaper. Torchy in Heartbeats by Jackie Ormes August 4, 1951 / The Pittsburgh Courier / LOC Prints and Photographs Division, D.C. schristywolfe.com/2021/08/01/b...
Jerry Garcia was born on August 1, 1942, in San Francisco, CA. Jerry Garcia on Artnet: www.artnet.com/artists/jerr...
Luise Federn-Staudinger (August 1, 1879-May 8, 1967) was a German sculptor and medalist. de-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Luise_F...
Summer Sky by David Hockney 2008 / Inkjet printed computer drawing on paper / 34.3”x45.5” / Private collections
National Park & Recreation Month~ July 31 George Meléndez Wright by Rafael López From the book BRAVO! Poems About Amazing Hispanics [Henry Holt & Co] Written by Margarita Engle; Illustrations by Rafael López schristywolfe.com/2020/07/31/n...
National Culinary Arts Month~ July 31 Pastry with Strawberry by Tjalf Sparnaay 2012 / Oil on linen / 23 3/5″x35 2/5″ / Private collection schristywolfe.com/2020/07/31/n...
Si mis fotografías tienen algún significado, es el de representar un México que una vez existió 💔 Dolores Martínez de Anda "Lola Álvarez Bravo" 🇲🇽 📷 falleció el #31Julio de 1993🙏🏻 #FelizViernes #AdiosJulio #ArtistasMexicanas #Fotografía #OtrebordmXCultura
German Expressionist artist Elfriede Lohse-Wächtler (1899-1940), despite the critical praise her artwork received, lived in poverty and was even homeless at times. Having been declared "incurably schizophrenic" in 1931, she was murdered on this day under a forced euthanasia program in Nazi Germany.
Dindga McCannon (b. 7/31/1947), African-American fiber artist, muralist, costume designer, teacher, author, printmaker, & illustrator. Mary Lou Williams-Jazz Pianist, 2017 / Machine embroidery, appliqué, fabrics, vintage trim, beads, sequins / Private collection schristywolfe.com/2021/07/31/b...
Doris Clare Zinkeisen (July 31, 1897-January 3, 1991) was a Scottish theatrical stage and costume designer, painter, commercial artist, and writer. She was best known for her work in theatrical design. ~Wikipedia Self portrait, c.1929 / Oil on canvas / National Portrait Gallery, London, UK
Born #OTD Erich Heckel (31 July 1883 – 27 January 1970) German painter and printmaker, and founding member of the group Die Brücke ("The Bridge") which existed 1905-1913. Mann in jungen Jahren / Self-portrait), 1906, Oil on canvas, 81 x 65 cm, Brücke Museum, Berlin.
Paul Kleinschmidt (German, 1883-1949) was born on this day! "Three Barmaids", 1933 Kleinschmidt was a New Objectivity painter.
