Born #onthisday1543 Kanō Eitoku Japanese Azuchi-Momoyama period #painter & patriarch of Kanō school contributed rich symbolism of "monumental style" (taiga) to Kanō range characterized by bold fast brushwork emphasis on foreground & large motifs relative to his pictorial space
… way for acceptance of female artists Hale wrote History of Art: A Study of the Lives of Leonardo, Michelangelo Raphael Titian and Albrecht Dürer
Born #onthisday1785 Moya Dyring Australian #artist & one of first women artists to exhibit #Cubism inspired paintings in Melbourne Staged successful solo exhibition in Melbourne’s Riddell Gallery (1937) Later based in Paris then Vence & London post-WWII
… frequently named one greatest movie posters ever made Recognised in 1940s as the creator of 180+ Vargas Girls World War-II era pin-ups for Esquire magazine Created 152 paintings for Playboy magazine over 16 years as career flourished & he had major international exhibitions
Born #onthisday1896 Alberto Vargas iconic Peruvian watercolour & airbrush painter of pin-up girls Regarded as one of finest artists in his genre Early career worked as artist for Ziegfeld Follies & Hollywood studios Vargas' most famous film poster was 1933 The Sin of Nora Moran…
Born #onthisday1741 Henry Fuseli Swiss #painter 200+ canvasses #draughtsman #writer on art & “Master of the supernatural” thanks to his inventive designs & methodswho spent much of his life in Britain His style influenced many younger British artists such as William Blake
Born #onthisday1690 Nicolas Lancret French #artist master of #Rococo art form & brilliant #painter of balls fairs & weddings showing French social tastes & manners under the regent Orleans Later his pastels palette deftly captured a sense of harmony between art & nature …
Born #onthisday1910 Joy Adamson Austrian naturalist #author x12 & #artist Best-selling Born Free (1960) describes her experiences raising Elsa a lion cub Translated into multiple languages & enjoyed critical success Adapted for Academy Award-winning film Created 500+ paintings
… Babies appeared (1916) Followed (1918) by her most famous work Snugglepot and Cuddlepie Gibbs wrote a series of books on her gumnut babies theme Gibbs also produced fashion illustrations 4 The West Australian & Social Kodak magazine & contributed regularly to Western Mail
Born #onthisday1930 Roman Cieślewicz Polish French #artist #graphicdesigner Produced "reviev of panic information" - "Kamikaze" No. 1 (1976) & "Kamikaze 2" with Agnes B (1991) Won Grand Prix International Exhibition of Film Posters (1964) Grand Prix for Posters (1979)