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Jackson Pollock earned his nickname ‘Jack the Dripper’ by his unique method of painting: he splashed painting on a canvas, typical for his dynamic and unpredictable personality.
‘The Water Bull’ is now on display in Stedelijk BASE. Jackson Pollock was #BornOnThisDay in 1912.
🎂 #GameAnniversary #OnThisDay 🎂
Released in North America 🇺🇸 21 years ago today
Final Fantasy Tactics
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#OnThisDay 1596 legendary sailor Sir Francis Drake died from yellow fever in W. Indies.Famous as a privateer who rose to Vice Admiral and served in the English Fleet that defeated the Spanish Armada, claimed #California for England and circumnavigated the world.@HMNBDevonport
#ArtHistory 1926
Ruth Asawa was #bornonthisday in #LosAngeles County, #California.
"If a nonartist teaches a subject called #art, it is nonart."
#artist #artists #fineart #modernart #sculpture #sculptor #americanart #botd #onthisday #otd #quotes #artquotes #ThursdayThoughts
RAPTURE: Forever entranced by Lorenzo Mattotti’s relentless passion for visual exploration- Buon Compleanno Maestro! Mattoti born #onthisday 1954
#lorenzomattotti #italybyclemente #illustration #illustrazione #arteitaliana #artiswork #illustratedbook #illustrierteBücher
Happy birthday to Édouard #Manet, born #onthisday in 1832. Manet was one of the first artists to paint modern life, and was a major figure in the transition from Realism to #Impressionism. https://t.co/qoSRK6kLv4
#OnThisDay in 1832, modernist master Edouard Manet was born 🎨 From bustling Parisian bar scenes, to exquisite female forms, to the charming florals of his latter years… Take a look at these Manet-inspired works to discover how he remains influential today!
#ArtHistory 1929
Evelyn Jane Williams was #bornonthisday in London.
"It’s lovely the shapes that people form when they’re trying to express something to another person."
#art #artist #artists #modernart #fineart #paintings #painting #englishart #figurative #botd #discoverher
#ArtHistory 1929
Evelyn Jane Williams was #bornonthisday in London.
"My goal has always been to find the moment when all goes still, when my heart cocooned in calm allows the tiny seed of an idea to grow."
#art #artist #artists #modernart #fineart #paintings #painting #englishart
Happy 64th Birthday Jeff Koons https://t.co/sELEftxsFy #JeffKoons #fineart #contemporaryart #interiordesign #bornonthisday
#OnThisDay 1735 the future Admiral of the Fleet John Jervis, was born. He had a full and sometimes controversial career but is most famous for defeating 27 Spanish ships with his Fleet of 15 off Cape St Vincent. The action resulted in him being made, Earl St Vincent. @RoyalNavy
We lift our cup to one of the most influential Macabre writers, Edgar Allan Poe, born #onthisday in 1809. 🍷🖋💀 #EdgarAllanPoe
Paul Cézanne was born #OnThisDay in 1839. Collector & philanthropist Samuel Courtauld amassed a staggering 21 works by the artist, spending more money on Cézanne than on any other artist. Come and see a selection of these works in #CourtauldImpressionists: https://t.co/p9bAkL6dTN
#OnThisDay 100 years ago, Ignacy Jan #Paderewski became Prime Minister of Poland!
He helped Poland regain its independence & was an unprecedented musical superstar 🤩
"Paderewski: The Original PR Genius from 19th-Century Poland"
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Happy birthday to Benjamin Franklin, born #onthisday in 1706. https://t.co/m98EpCp9mO
#BornOnThisDay Kimiko Ikegami
#KimikoIkegami as Gorgeous in Nobuhiko Ôbayashi's Hausu (1977)
#OnThisDay 1780 Admiral Rodney in HMS SANDWICH defeated a Spanish Fleet off Cape St Vincent, Portugal. After the battle he re-supplied the besieged garrisons at Gibraltar and Minorca. The victory at St Vincent owes much to @RoyalNavy ships speed due to having copper sheath hulls
#ArtHistory
Berthe Morisot was #bornonthisday in #Bourges
"It is important to express oneself... provided the feelings are real and are taken from your own experience."
#art #artist #artists #modernart #fineart #impressionism #painting #paintings #portrait #botd #onthisday #otd
#ArtQuotes
"However fond one is of one's husband, one does not relinquish a life of work without some difficulty; affection is a very pretty thing provided it is coupled with something to fill one's day."
–Berthe Morisot, #bornonthisday 1841 in #Bourges
#artistlife #artists #art
Principal Sam's Calendar
January 14
Today is International Kite Day.
This reminds me of my favorite movie, Mary Poppins.
The librarian in my third book was designed after Mary.
#PrincipalSamsCalendar
#PrincipalSam
#OnThisDay
#InternationalKiteDay
#Kite
#MaryPoppins