Artists/performer Famous Names Starting with Letter L

Is a French collage artist. He specializes in reliefs and assemblages made entirely from discarded o

Is a French collage artist. He specializes in reliefs and assemblages made entirely from discarded objects and junk.[2] In Agnès Varda's documentary The Gleaners and I, Pons explains his artistic process and understanding of art; what others see as "a cluster of junk," he sees as "a cluster of possibilities;"[3] and that the function of art is to tidy up one's inner and exterior worlds.[2]

Was a French sculptor in bronze. His first exhibition was held at the Salon de Paris in 1896 at the

Was a French sculptor in bronze. His first exhibition was held at the Salon de Paris in 1896 at the age of nineteen. He was fond of sculpting animals, his favourite subjects being German Shepherd Dogs. Except during World War I and World War II, the Salon continued exhibiting his work throughout his lifetime. He used the Thiebaut Freres and Risler & Carré foundries for the casting of his work.

Is an English singer, songwriter and former guitarist of the now defunct bands, Kinky Machine and Ri

Is an English singer, songwriter and former guitarist of the now defunct bands, Kinky Machine and Rialto and second son of the 10th Earl of St Germans. In 2002, he released his first solo EP, Everybody Loves You When You're Dead, and in 2004, he released

Was an American abstract artist born in 1903 in the Bronx, New York. His parents were of Russian/Pol

Was an American abstract artist born in 1903 in the Bronx, New York. His parents were of Russian/Polish descent and he grew up in an orthodox Jewish environment. At an early age he had an interest in both art and music. He quit school as a teenager and joined the circus, working in the wheat fields of the Great Plains and riding the railways. In 1919, he went to New York and began studying art. He took courses at Cooper Union, The Educational Alliance and The Art Students League with Barnett Newman, Mark Rothko and Milton Avery amongst others. Schanker spent 1931 and 1932 in Paris and returned to New York as something of a Cubist, becoming a muralist and graphic arts supervisor for the WPA and a founding member of "The Ten" to which he was affiliated till his death in 1981.[2]

Is a French singer. After several musical collaborations since 2000, he met success in 2008 with his

Is a French singer. After several musical collaborations since 2000, he met success in 2008 with his first solo album L'Équilibre instable.In 2000, Stanislas formed with Gioacchino (Calogero's brother) the band Pure Orchestra and signed with Atletico Records, the label of Pascal Obispo. Their first single "U&I" was aired on radio in summer 2001 and the album Singing’ dog was released in February 2002.

Was a Canadian jazz pianist.Hooper was raised in Ypsilanti, Michigan and attended the Detroit Conser

Was a Canadian jazz pianist.Hooper was raised in Ypsilanti, Michigan and attended the Detroit Conservatory, where he played locally in dance orchestras in the 1910s. He then moved to New York City around 1920; he recorded with Elmer Snowden and Bob Fuller

Was a renowned French organist and composer.Louis Vierne was born nearly blind due to congenital cat

Was a renowned French organist and composer.Louis Vierne was born nearly blind due to congenital cataracts but at an early age was discovered to have an unusual gift for music. (At age 2 he heard a piano for the first time. The pianist played him a Schubert lullaby and he promptly began to pick out the notes of the lullaby on the piano.)

Is a French sculptor. He was a pupil of Auguste Dumont and Alexandre Falguière. From 1875, he exhib

Is a French sculptor. He was a pupil of Auguste Dumont and Alexandre Falguière. From 1875, he exhibited his allegorical works, including Pour la patrie, La Muse des bois.

Was a French ballet dancer, ballet composer and ballet master. After studying dance under Jean-François Coulon, he began his career on the Boulevards and at the Ambigu-Comique, then made his debut at the Opéra de Paris in 1800, quickly becoming its premier danseur, with rivalries with Auguste Vestris as a dancer and with Pierre Gardel as a choreographer. He unilaterally broke his contract in 1808 and fled Paris for Saint Petersburg, via Vienna.

Is a French sculptor. He was a student of Antoine Desbœuf and, after obtaining an entry in the cont

Is a French sculptor. He was a student of Antoine Desbœuf and, after obtaining an entry in the contest of 1830, he especially performed to the religious sculpture.

Was a French dancer and choreographer. He became the Suprintendant des ballets du Roi, succeeding Pi

Was a French dancer and choreographer. He became the Suprintendant des ballets du Roi, succeeding Pierre Beauchamp.

Was a French artist. From 1888 onwards he often participated in the different Salon exhibitions in F

Was a French artist. From 1888 onwards he often participated in the different Salon exhibitions in France and abroad. He became a jury member of the Société des Artistes Français, and chairman of the Association des Paysagistes Français. In his work influences from the Impressionists, the Symbolists and Barbizon movement are visible. Nevertheless Foreau created his own style, which is characterized by a strict technique, an intense form of observation and a refined, somewhat melancholic atmosphere, which is also apparent in the work of Corot.

Was a French pianist and composer.Diémer studied at the Paris Conservatoire, winning premiers prix

Was a French pianist and composer.Diémer studied at the Paris Conservatoire, winning premiers prix in piano, harmony and accompaniment, counterpoint and fugue, and solfège, and a second prix in organ. His teachers were Antoine Marmontel for piano, Ambroise Thomas for composition and François Benoist for organ.He quickly built a reputation as a virtuoso and toured with the violinist Pablo de Sarasate. At the Conservatoire he taught, among others, Édouard Risler, Alfred Cortot, Lazare Lévy, Alfredo Casella, Yves Nat, Marcel Ciampi, and Robert Casadesus.

Was a French sculptor from Jura. He won the Prix de Rome in 1837. One of his sculptures is in the ci

Was a French sculptor from Jura. He won the Prix de Rome in 1837. One of his sculptures is in the city hall of Saint-Amour.[1]

Was a French sculptor, who was born and died in Paris. He was the pupil and son-in-law of the sculpt

Was a French sculptor, who was born and died in Paris. He was the pupil and son-in-law of the sculptor Pierre Cartellier.

Is one of the most celebrated[1] medallists of the Art Nouveau period. Born in Paris, he first studi

Is one of the most celebrated[1] medallists of the Art Nouveau period. Born in Paris, he first studied painting and sculpture, working under Lecoq de Boisboudran, Dumont and Ponscarme. His mentor François-Joseph-Hubert Ponscarme (1827-1903) was largely responsible for the renewal of medallic art at the end of the nineteenth century.

Was a French sculptor, who was born and died in Paris. He is known above all for his portrait busts

Was a French sculptor, who was born and died in Paris. He is known above all for his portrait busts and imaginary portraits. At the Salon of 1789, he showed a portrait head of Belisarius.[1]

Was a French sculptor whose models for biscuit figures for Sèvres porcelain are better-known than h

Was a French sculptor whose models for biscuit figures for Sèvres porcelain are better-known than his large-scale sculptures. Boizot was the son of Antoine Boizot, a designer at the Gobelins manufacture of tapestry. At sixteen, he became a student at the Académie royale de peinture et de sculpture and worked in the atelier of the sculptor René-Michel Slodtz (1705-1764), with whom Houdon also trained. Boizot took the Prix de Rome for sculpture in 1762, for a sojourn at the French Academy in Rome (1765-70).

A singer, dancer and performer and has achieved success in a variety of artistic genres. She was bor

A singer, dancer and performer and has achieved success in a variety of artistic genres. She was born near Paris to an Italian mother and a Kabyle father.Louisa Baileche has performed on the Comédie Française stage as well as the famous Folies Bergères, i

An English rapper[3][4]. Lady Sovereign is unique as the only white female artist in the primarily b

An English rapper[3][4]. Lady Sovereign is unique as the only white female artist in the primarily black British Grime scene.[5]. As a white MC, her authenticity has been contested within the British grime scene, "even though she grew up in the same kind of public-housing project - Chalk Hill estate, now demolished - that many grime artists did."[6] She has been compared to both Melanie C (namely her Sporty Spice persona), for their similar athletic clothing, and to Eminem, as "another lily-white rap sensation."[7],[8] Lady Sovereign is notable for her adoption of a relatively masculine appearance and aggressive delivery

Was a Ukrainian-born American artist.Nevelson is known for her abstract expressionist “boxes” gr

Was a Ukrainian-born American artist.Nevelson is known for her abstract expressionist “boxes” grouped together to form a new creation. She used found objects or everyday discarded things in her “assemblages” or assemblies, one of which was three stories high: ”When you put together things that other people have thrown out, you’re really bringing them to life – a spiritual life that surpasses the life for which they were originally created." Louise was married to Charles Nevelson, and had a child named Myron.

Is an artist and sculptor. Her parents repaired tapestries. At 12, she started helping them draw the

Is an artist and sculptor. Her parents repaired tapestries. At 12, she started helping them draw the missing segments of the tapestries. At 15 she studied mathematics at the Sorbonne. Her studies of geometry contributed to her early cubist drawings. Still searching, she began painting, studying at the École du Louvre and then the École des Beaux-Arts, and worked as an assistant to Fernand Léger. In 1938 she moved with her American husband, Robert Goldwater, to New York City to continue her studies at the Art Students League of New York, feeling that she would not have stayed an artist had she continued to live in Paris.

Was an American dancer, showgirl, and silent film actress. She became, by the end of her life, a wri

Was an American dancer, showgirl, and silent film actress. She became, by the end of her life, a writer and film critic on the silent era.Born Mary Louise Brooks in Cherryvale, Kansas, she was a daughter of a lawyer who was usually too busy with his practice to discipline his children, and an artistic mother who determined that any "squalling brats she produced could take care of themselves." Myra Brooks was a talented pianist who played the latest Debussy and Ravel for her children, inspiring them with a love of books and music. None of this protected her nine-year old daughter Louise from sexual abuse at the hands of a neighborhood predator. This event had a major influence on Brooks's life and career, causing her to say in later years that she was incapable of real love, and that this man "must have had a great deal to do with forming my attitude toward sexual pleasure....For me, nice, soft, easy men were never enough -- there had to be an element of domination." (When Brooks at last told her mother of the incident, many years later, her mother suggested that it must have been Louise's fault for "leading him on.")

A popular South African singer/songwriter and pianist.Louise Carver was born in Cape Town and holds

A popular South African singer/songwriter and pianist.Louise Carver was born in Cape Town and holds both British and South African citizenship. She has been playing piano since the age of 11 and received her first recording contract at the age of 15. She attended the Rustenberg Girls High, matriculating in 1996 and studied at the University of Cape Town, graduating in 2002.1.

Was an English pop singer, best known as a one-hit wonder for her 1962 single, "I'm Just a Baby".[3]

Was an English pop singer, best known as a one-hit wonder for her 1962 single, "I'm Just a Baby".[3]Cordet was the goddaughter of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh[4] and went to a convent school as a youngster.[3] When she began singing she took her stage name from her mother, Hélène Cordet, who had adopted the surname early in her own professional career, as an actress and TV hostess.[2]After signing to Decca Records, she released "I'm Just a Baby" in 1962, which hit #13 on the UK Singles Chart.[3][1] Cordet's recorded work was among the first to benefit from Tony Meehan's arranging expertise.[2] It was shortly after Meehan had left Cliff Richard's backing group to become an A&R man at Decca Records.[2] His friendship with songwriter Jerry Lordan enabled Cordet to record the Lordan penned song, "I'm Just A Baby", her first release.[2] Her origins were very different from the working class origins of most British rock and rollers, but she found an audience and held onto it, and for a time bidded fair to be Decca Records's answer to Helen Shapiro.[3]