1940 in art

1940 in art

List of years in Art

Events

*Xawery Dunikowski is deported to the concentration camp at Auschwitz, where he survives until 1945.

Awards

*Archibald Prize: Max Meldrum - "Dr J Forbes McKenzie"

Works

Paintings

*Jacob Epstein -"Jacob and the Angel"
*Edward Hopper - "Gas"

culptures

*Carl Milles - "The Wedding of the Waters" (fountain, St. Louis, Missouri)

Births

*6 January - John Byrne, Scottish painter and writer.
*24 January - Mel Bochner, conceptual artist.
*7 March - Hannah Wilke, American painter, sculptor and photographer (d.1993).
*20 March - Mary Ellen Mark, photographer.
*17 June - Alton Kelley, American poster and album artist (d.2008).
*5 July - Chuck Close, "photorealistic" painter.
*10 September - David Mann, painter.
*27 September - Rudolph Moshammer, German fashion designer (d.2005).

Full date unknown

*Vito Acconci, conceptual artist, installation artist, performance artist and filmmaker.
*Elizabeth Murray, American painter, printmaker and draughtsman (d.2007).
*Jaune Quick-To-See Smith, painter and printmaker.

Deaths

*February 27 - Nicolae Tonitza, painter and etcher
*June 21 - Édouard Vuillard, painter (b. 1868)
*June 29 - Paul Klee, Swiss painter expressionism, cubism, and surrealism (b. 1879)
*September 15 - Dick Ket, painter
*November 17 - Eric Gill, sculptor and engraver
* Jonas Lie, landscape painter
* Walter Benjamin, German philosopher, "comparatists" and art critic (b. 1892)


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать курсовую

Look at other dictionaries:

  • art — [ ar ] n. m. • Xe, d ab. « science, savoir », puis « moyen, méthode »; lat. ars, artis; souv. fém. jusqu au XVIe I ♦ Ensemble de moyens, de procédés réglés qui tendent à une fin. 1 ♦ (1160) Vx Moyen d obtenir un résultat (par l effet d aptitudes… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • 1940 in New Zealand — Population* Estimated Population as of 31 December: 1,633,600 http://www.stats.govt.nz/NR/rdonlyres/24107FC8 E7B5 4CF2 B17C 15E31CCA7D05/0/HistoricalPop.xls] * Increase since 31/12/1939: 8000 ( 0.49%) * Males per 100 Females: 99.1IncumbentsRegal… …   Wikipedia

  • Art Blakey — The Jazz Messengers à Lougonven (Bretagne, France) en 1985 Surnom Abdullah Ibn Buhaina Nom Arthur Blakey …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Art De Masse — L expression Art de masse décrit une production artistique relevant de la culture populaire. Cette notion a des contours flous : qu est ce que le populaire (popularité, peuple ?), qu est ce qui distingue le populaire du… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Art decó — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Coronamiento art decó del Edificio Chrysler en Nueva York, construido 1928–1930 …   Wikipedia Español

  • Art déco — Art dé|co 〈[a:r de:ko] f.; ; unz.〉 dem Jugendstil folgende Stilrichtung in der Kunst u. bes. im Kunstgewerbe von etwa 1920 bis 1940 [verkürzt <frz. art décorative „dekorative Kunst“] * * * Art dé|co [arde ko: ], der u. das; [frz. art… …   Universal-Lexikon

  • Art Linkletter — Sam Berman s caricature of Linkletter for NBC s 1947 promotional book. Born Gordon Arthur Kelly July 17, 1912(1912 07 17) Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canad …   Wikipedia

  • Art Tatum — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Art Tatum Imagen de la película The Fabulous Dorseys (1947) Información personal Nombre real …   Wikipedia Español

  • Art Hodes — Art Hodes …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Art Carney — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Art Carney Nombre real Arthur William Matthew Carney Nacimiento 4 de noviembre de 1918 Mount Vernon (Nueva York) Defunción 9 de noviembre de 2003 Chester (Connecticut) …   Wikipedia Español

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”