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Was a Dutch painter and printmaker in etching and engraving.Bloemaert was the son of an architect, w

Was a Dutch painter and printmaker in etching and engraving.Bloemaert was the son of an architect, who moved his family to Utrecht in 1575, where Abraham was first a pupil of Gerrit Splinter (pupil of Frans Floris) and of Joos de Beer. He then spent three years in Paris, studying under several masters, and on his return to his native country received further training from Hieronymus Francken.

Was a French artist, mainly as a printmaker in etching, but also in watercolour.He was born to Hugue

Was a French artist, mainly as a printmaker in etching, but also in watercolour.He was born to Huguenot (Calvinist) parents in Tours, France, where his father had moved from Germany. His father was a tailor, and Bosse's work always depicted clothes in loving detail [2].

Is a German sculptor, and conceptual artist. After his first inclusion in Documenta, in 1972, he wen

Is a German sculptor, and conceptual artist. After his first inclusion in Documenta, in 1972, he went on to have one-person exhibitions at Museum Haus Lange, Krefeld (1978), Kunstmuseum, Düsseldorf (1983), Sprengel Museum, Hannover (1985, 1994), Musée des Beaux-Arts, Calais (1988), Tallinna Kunstihoone, Estonia (1998), and he was in shows at the Nationalmuseum of Modern Art, Tokyo, Museum Ludwig, Cologne, Nationalgalerie, Berlin and National Museum of Contemporary Art, Seoul. He has also had one-person exhibitions in such galleries as Gallery m, Bochum (1979, 1986), Gallery Friedrich, Bern (1980, 1992), Gatodo Gallery, Tokyo (1986, 1988), Diane Brown Gallery, New York (1987), Elke Dröscher, Hamburg (1990), James Corcoran Gallery, Santa Monica (1992), Herbert Meyer-Ellinger, Frankfurt (1993), Shigeru Yokota Gallery, Tokyo (every year since 1990), Annina Nosei Gallery, New York (1999), Michael Haas Gallery, Berlin (2002), Gallery Lörl, Mönchengladbach (2006) and Gallery Utermann, Dortmund (1993, 2009), among others

Was a Dutch draughtsman and engraver (particularly known for his drawings of castles and manors) as

Was a Dutch draughtsman and engraver (particularly known for his drawings of castles and manors) as well as a painter and poet. He referred to himself as Abraham de Haen de Jongere (Abraham de Haen the Younger) to distinguish himself from his father, who was also called Abraham. [1] This name also distinguishes him from the 17th-century painter Abraham de Haen the Elder.

Dutch painter, was born at Frankfurt.His father, a merchant, placed him under the still-life painter

Dutch painter, was born at Frankfurt.His father, a merchant, placed him under the still-life painter Jacob Marrel, by whom he was taken to the Netherlands about 1660. He then worked under Jan Davidszoon de Heem at Utrecht, where in 1675 he married the daughter of the painter Cornelis Willaerts.

Was an artist best known for paintings with religious themes that had very rich colors.He first stud

Was an artist best known for paintings with religious themes that had very rich colors.He first studied architecture at George Washington University along with painting at the Corcoran School of Art. However, he soon decided to concentrate on painting and study at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (1917 and 1919). Rattner lived in Paris from 1920 till 1940 when he returned to New York. He taught at several schools, including The New School, New York (1947–55) and Yale University, New Haven, CT, (1952–53).

Was a Dutch landscape and maritime painter of the Baroque era.Storck came from a family of painters

Was a Dutch landscape and maritime painter of the Baroque era.Storck came from a family of painters of the same name. He had a painter's studio in Amsterdam producing naval and harbour scenes as well as landscape paintings. He was influenced by the two Willem van de Veldes (the elder and the younger) and by Jan Abrahamsz Beerstraten.

Was an erudite and accomplished Dutch painter of the Flemish School. After having received a classic

Was an erudite and accomplished Dutch painter of the Flemish School. After having received a classical education, Van Diepenbeeck became one of Rubens' best pupils and assistants. He handled mythological and historical subjects, as well as portraits, with great skill and vigor and was a good, sound colourist.

Was an American painter grouped in with early American Modernists working in the Modernist style. He

Was an American painter grouped in with early American Modernists working in the Modernist style. He was born in Siberia, Russia and emigrated with his mother to the United States in his early childhood where he studied at the National Academy of Design in New York City and the Académie Julian in Paris under Jean-Paul Laurence. Walkowitz and his contemporaries gravitated around photographer Alfred Stieglitz' 291 Gallery, originally titled the Little Galleries of the Photo-Secession, where the forerunners of modern art in America gathered and where many European artists were first exhibited in the United States. During the 291 years, Walkowitz worked closely with Stieglitz as well as Arthur Dove, Marsden Hartley, and John Marin (often referred to as "The Stieglitz Quartet").

Was a Dutch Baroque painter, mostly of marine and harbor scenes.Willaerts was the son of the painter

Was a Dutch Baroque painter, mostly of marine and harbor scenes.Willaerts was the son of the painter Adam Willaerts. He trained with his father, becoming a member of the Utrecht guild of painters in 1624, and studied under Jan van Bijlert in Utrecht and with Simon Vouet in Paris.

Was an American composer and pianist.Chasins' career as a pianist lasted from 1927 until 1947. On Ja

Was an American composer and pianist.Chasins' career as a pianist lasted from 1927 until 1947. On January 1, 1929, he made his debut playing his own Piano Concerto with the Philadelphia Orchestra. From 1926 to 1935 he taught piano as a member of the faculty of the Curtis Institute. Chasins was associated with the radio station WQXR from 1941 to 1965, becoming the music director in 1946. In 1949 he married Constance Keene, a pianist and former student of his, with whom he performed and recorded piano duos. In 1972 he joined the University of Southern California as musician-in-residence, and reorganized the student-run radio station KUSC into a channel for classical and modern music. He retired in 1977, and died of cancer at his home in Manhattan on June 21, 1987.

Is an English DJ and musician, formerly a singer and rapper in the boy band Five. He attended the It

Is an English DJ and musician, formerly a singer and rapper in the boy band Five. He attended the Italia Conti Stage School in London before starting his musical career. Besides singing and rapping, Abz was a dancer, a DJ and played several instruments.

A German heavy metal band from the town of Solingen, originally assembled in the early 1970s by Udo

A German heavy metal band from the town of Solingen, originally assembled in the early 1970s by Udo Dirkschneider.

Also called Alex McIntosh; Chebon Ah Bu Lah, Laughing Boy; and Lumhee Holattee, Blue Eagle, was a Cr

Also called Alex McIntosh; Chebon Ah Bu Lah, Laughing Boy; and Lumhee Holattee, Blue Eagle, was a Creek-Pawnee artist.In 1935, Blue Eagle was invited to give a series of lectures on American Indian art at Oxford University in England, and he took Europe by storm. Returning to the United States, he established the Art Department at Bacone College in 1935, and directed the program until 1938. Blue Eagle gained worldwide fame during his lifetime, and his two-dimensional paintings hang in private and public galleries all over the world. Acee was well known for painting large interior murals, some of which are still preserved in Oklahoma. One of Acee's murals was in the dining hall of the USS Oklahoma.

Is a singer and songwriter from the Philippines.She is most popular for performing the song Torete w

Is a singer and songwriter from the Philippines.She is most popular for performing the song Torete with her former band Moonstar 88. But as a solo artist, she has been also become famous for singing the English version of One Love, the theme song to the hit Korean television drama Spring Waltz.

Was a Franco-Israeli sculptor who worked around Paris after 1947. His work consists largely of direc

Was a Franco-Israeli sculptor who worked around Paris after 1947. His work consists largely of direct carvings in stone and wood—very plain, pure forms, mostly figurative. Achiam was born in in Beit-Gan, Galilee and had a peasant’s childhood. His early education was in agronomy. Arrested by the British because off his political activities, he discovered his talent as a sculptor while carving bas-reliefs on the walls of his jail cell. He learned sculpture techniques by working as a stone cutter in the quarries of Jerusalem.

Was a French painter and a friend of Paul Cézanne's.His friend Paul Cézanne once said, 'Well, he d

Was a French painter and a friend of Paul Cézanne's.His friend Paul Cézanne once said, 'Well, he didn't make it. Still, he was a lot more of a painter than all those dripping with medals and honours.

Was a 19th century Italian artist. Leonardi painted with oil on canvas.

Was a 19th century Italian artist. Leonardi painted with oil on canvas.

Was born on the French Riviera, but moved to Italy in 1905, known as a decorative illustrator design

Was born on the French Riviera, but moved to Italy in 1905, known as a decorative illustrator designing during the Art Deco movement, though he also painted and sculpted.During his career as a poster printer and designer, Mauzan designed over 2,000 posters, using a style marked by humor and brilliant colors for advertisement and events and over 1,000 postcard images.

Was a French composer. Along with Maurice Ravel, he was one of the most prominent figures working wi

Was a French composer. Along with Maurice Ravel, he was one of the most prominent figures working within the field of Impressionist music, though he himself intensely disliked the term when applied to his compositions.[1] Debussy is not only among the most important of all French composers; he was also a central figure in European music at the turn of the twentieth century.

Is a Greek trombonist. He has performed as a soloist at the Walt Disney Hall as the Grand Prize Winn

Is a Greek trombonist. He has performed as a soloist at the Walt Disney Hall as the Grand Prize Winner of the Pasadena Showcase House Instrumental Competition, judged by members of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, he has given solo recitals to U.S.A, China, Spain, France, the Netherlands, Austria, Finland and Greece and he has performed as a member of many orchestras worldwide.

Is a musician, producer and songwriter from Hamburg, Germany. He is known for his 1991 single "Aloha

Is a musician, producer and songwriter from Hamburg, Germany. He is known for his 1991 single "Aloha Heja He", as well as for having fronted British Invasion-influenced band The Rattles, who, among other achievements, were selected to open for The Beatles on the Fabs' last-ever tour of Europe in 1966.

Her professional name, Noa, is Israel's leading international concert and recording artist. Born in

Her professional name, Noa, is Israel's leading international concert and recording artist. Born in Tel Aviv in 1969 Noa lived in New York City from age 2 and attended SAR Academy primary school, and the Rabbi Joseph H. Lookstein Upper School of Ramaz High School, and remained until her return to Israel alone at the age of 17. Her family is originally from Yemen. After serving the mandatory two years in the Israeli Army in a military entertainment unit, Noa studied music at the Rimon School where she met her long-time partner and collaborator Gil Dor.

Is a clarinetist. He is known for his trademark goatee, bowler hat, striped waistcoat and his breath

Is a clarinetist. He is known for his trademark goatee, bowler hat, striped waistcoat and his breathy, vibrato-rich, lower-register clarinet style. He was born in Pensford, Somerset, England.Bilk earned the nickname Acker from the Somerset slang for friend or 'mate'. His parents tried to have him learn the piano, but Bilk as a boy found it restricting upon his love of outdoor activities including football (soccer). He also lost two front teeth in a school fight and half a finger in a sledging accident, both of which Bilk has claimed impacted his eventual clarinet style. He learned the clarinet while serving in the Royal Engineers in the Suez Canal Zone, and by the mid-1950s he was playing professionally.

Was an Australian singer.Crossley was a daughter of E. Wallis Crossley, a farmer, was born at Tarrav

Was an Australian singer.Crossley was a daughter of E. Wallis Crossley, a farmer, was born at Tarraville, Gippsland, Victoria. Crossley's singing in the country met with so much appreciation that she was sent to Melbourne to be trained, where Sir Frederic Cowen, who had come from London to conduct the orchestra at the Melbourne International Exhibition of 1888-9, heard her sing and gave her advice. She studied under Madame Fanny Simonsen for singing, and under Alberto Zelman the elder for piano and harmony.