Artists/performer Famous Names Starting with Letter E

A Brazilian samba singer. She was married to Brazilian football player Garrincha.Soares spent one ye

A Brazilian samba singer. She was married to Brazilian football player Garrincha.Soares spent one year touring Argentina with Mercedes Batista. Soares became popular with her first single "Se Acaso Você Chegasse", on which she introduced the scat à la Louis Armstrong, adding a bit of jazz to samba. She moved to São Paulo, where she performed at theaters and night clubs. Her husky voice became her trademark. After finishing her second LP, A Bossa Negra, Elza went to Chile to represent Brazil in the 1962 Football World Cup. Her outgoing and over-the-edge style fascinated audiences in Brazil and abroad.

Was an American cartoonist, best known as the creator of Popeye, a character who first appeared in 1

Was an American cartoonist, best known as the creator of Popeye, a character who first appeared in 1929 in his newspaper comic strip Thimble Theatre.

Making his acting debut in a school production while in the seventh grade (he played the shoemaker i

Making his acting debut in a school production while in the seventh grade (he played the shoemaker in The Twelve Dancing Princesses), the sandy-haired, blue-eyed young performer pursued an acting career and landed guest roles on episodes of Promised Land and Touched By an Angel (both from CBS) in 1998. That same year he was a meal for hungry insects in the Fox TV-movie Legion of Fire: Killer Ants. Work in the more mild-mannered Beyond the Prairie: the True Story of Laura Ingalls Wilder (CBS) followed in 2000.

Was an American painter, film critic and academic.His film criticism has appeared during stints at T

Was an American painter, film critic and academic.His film criticism has appeared during stints at The New Republic (from 1942), Time (1949), The Nation (1949-54), New Leader (1958-59), Cavalier (1966), Artforum (1967-71). He has also contributed to Commentary, Film Culture, Film Comment, and City Magazine. He contributed art criticism to The New Republic and The Nation during the 1940s through 1950s.In his essay "White Elephant Art vs. Termite Art", which originally appeared in 1962 in Film Culture, he writes on the virtues of "termite art" and the excesses of "white elephant art" and eloquently champions the B film and under-appreciated auteurs, which he felt were able, termite-like, to burrow into a topic. Bloated, pretentious, white elephant art lacks the economy of expression found in the greatest works of termite art, according to Farber.

Is a Jewish-American pianist.Emanuel began to study piano at the age of six and Joachim was his firs

Is a Jewish-American pianist.Emanuel began to study piano at the age of six and Joachim was his first piano teacher. When he was eight the family moved to Warsaw and then two years later, to Winnipeg, Canada where he continued to study music, including as a member of The Junior Musical Club of Winnipeg

Was a Dutch perspective painter. In contrast to Pieter Jansz Saenredam, who emphasized accuracy, De

Was a Dutch perspective painter. In contrast to Pieter Jansz Saenredam, who emphasized accuracy, De Witte was especially concerned with atmosphere.

Was a celebrated American cellist. When Feuermann made his American debut in 1935, the hall was pack

Was a celebrated American cellist. When Feuermann made his American debut in 1935, the hall was packed with fellow cellists, who had come to hear something truly extraordinary. Following the performance a critic wrote, "Difficulties do not exist for Mr. F

Was a German American history painter best-known for his painting Washington Crossing the Delaware.L

Was a German American history painter best-known for his painting Washington Crossing the Delaware.Leutze was born to a Jewish family in Schwäbisch Gmünd, Württemberg (Germany), was brought to America as a child, and then returned to Germany as an adult[1

Is an Israeli sculptor who was born in Tel Aviv. He studied at the Bezalel Academy of Art and Design

Is an Israeli sculptor who was born in Tel Aviv. He studied at the Bezalel Academy of Art and Design in Jerusalem from 1946 to 1947 and then pursued advanced studies with sculptor Ben Zvi.

Was an Australian Naturalist painter.In October 1892, Fox opened the Melbourne Art School with Tudor

Was an Australian Naturalist painter.In October 1892, Fox opened the Melbourne Art School with Tudor St George Tucker, where he taught European ideas and techniques. He had a considerable influence as a teacher on Australian art during this period. In his brief career with the Heidelberg School Fox was noted for his figure compositions and subdued landscapes, often painted as nocturnes, utilising a low-key palette in which the colours, although limited in range, were related to each other "with the utmost delicacy and inventiveness," to quote Australian art scholar James Gleeson. The emphasis on landscapes may have been at least partly a response to market demand - landscapes found more ready acceptance, and "The Art Students", a figurative genre painting now recognised as one of his best,

A Turkish singer of Ottoman classical music. She styles herself the "queen and ambassador of Turkish

A Turkish singer of Ottoman classical music. She styles herself the "queen and ambassador of Turkish classical music".

Was a prominent abstract expressionism artist and painter born in Chicago, Illinois. He studied Educ

Was a prominent abstract expressionism artist and painter born in Chicago, Illinois. He studied Education at The School of the Art Institute of Chicago between 1935 and 1937. In 1938 he joined the WPA Arts Program. In 1949 he taught at Black Mountain College at the request of Buckminster Fuller. Between 1949 and 1959, he lived in Yucatan, Mexico and Forio d'Ischia Naples, Italy. In 1960 he moved to Los Angeles, California and from 1969 to 1973 he taught at The California Institute of the Arts in Valencia, California. He taught again between 1974 and 1989 at The Otis Art Institute in Los Angeles. One of his students was Kenneth O. Goehring.

A Japanese singer. She debuted as a singer with her husband Ryuji Fujita as the group Le Couple. The

A Japanese singer. She debuted as a singer with her husband Ryuji Fujita as the group Le Couple. Their first album was released in 1994. Emi made her solo debut in 2001. Her series of camomile CDs are covers of popular western songs. Rembrandt Sky is her

A Japanese urban music singer-songwriter. She is currently signed under King Records' sub-label Venu

A Japanese urban music singer-songwriter. She is currently signed under King Records' sub-label Venus-B and formerly signed with Taku Takahashi's Tachytelic Records. She is best known for writing songs for Heartsdales and for her collaborations with m-flo

A Japanese singer. She sang in the Sapporo Winter Olympics (1972) and the Nagano Winter Olympics (19

A Japanese singer. She sang in the Sapporo Winter Olympics (1972) and the Nagano Winter Olympics (1998). She is also the wife of Sumio Shiratori and mother of singer Maika Shiratori.In 1969 Emiko Shiratori was paired up with Akutagawa Sumio by Toshibi Emi

Was a Jewish sculptor who lived in Berkeley, California.During the 1930s, Mr. Sher worked at industr

Was a Jewish sculptor who lived in Berkeley, California.During the 1930s, Mr. Sher worked at industrial jobs and changed his name from Yitzak to Emil. Friends and family continued to call him Izzy. He became a citizen of the United States in 1941 after a stint as a merchant seaman and was inducted in the army 1942.As a radio operator in the 1st Infantry division he fought in Tunisia, Sicily, Normandy, Northern France, the Ardennes, the Rhineland, and Central Europe. He was shot three times and received the Silver Star and Purple Heart with two Oak Leaf clusters.[4]

Was a German Art Nouveau illustrator, decorative artist, and art teacher.[1][2] Emil Doepler was son

Was a German Art Nouveau illustrator, decorative artist, and art teacher.[1][2] Emil Doepler was son of Carl Emil Doepler, painter, artist, and costume designer.[1]

A Czech painter, was a leader of the Avante Garde movement in Prague between WWI and WWII and early

A Czech painter, was a leader of the Avante Garde movement in Prague between WWI and WWII and early Cubist painter.He was born in Chropyne, spend childhood in Brno, but later moved to Prague. Since 1903 he studied at the Prague Academy, but he left the school in 1906. He was a member of artists groups such as Octave (in 1907–1908, he painted mainly expresionist works) and the Mánes (since 1909 till his death). After 1909 he painted primarily in the Cubist style, strongly influenced by Picasso and Braque. He created mainly still lifes in that time.

Was a Soviet pianist, widely considered to be one of the greatest pianists of the 20th century. His

Was a Soviet pianist, widely considered to be one of the greatest pianists of the 20th century. His last name is sometimes transliterated Hilels.

Was an award-winning Filipino jazz musician.Known as the "grandfather of Philippines jazz", Mijares

Was an award-winning Filipino jazz musician.Known as the "grandfather of Philippines jazz", Mijares was the musical director for the Metro Manila Popular Music Festival in 1978, and won the Aliw Award for best jazz performer (1983) and best musical director (1985). In 2004, Mijares was granted a Lifetime Achievement Award by Los Angeles-based Filipino-American magazine Celebrity Chronicle.[2]

Is a musician and producer from Norway. He is frontman, bandleader, songwriter, guitarist & singer o

Is a musician and producer from Norway. He is frontman, bandleader, songwriter, guitarist & singer of the well-known Norwegian psycheldelic shoegazeband Serena Maneesh.

Was born in Prague, then in the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and lived and worked in Prague, in Austria

Was born in Prague, then in the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and lived and worked in Prague, in Austria and in Germany. He was a painter, an etcher and lithographer.In 1905 Emil Orlik moved to Berlin and took a post at the "School for Graphic and Book Art" of the Museum of Decorative Arts (Kunstgewerbemuseum), now part of the Berlin State Museums.

Was a German painter teacher and artist known for his cartoons and drawings of well-known people in

Was a German painter teacher and artist known for his cartoons and drawings of well-known people in the 1930s during the Weimar Republic. He died in 1941 in jail after returning to Germany. He had left after drawing an unflattering portrait of Adolf Hitler.[1] He was successful and created portraits of many well known people including Bertold Brecht, Käthe Kollwitz, Erich Mendelsohn, Chancellor Friedrich Ebert, Thomas Mann,[2] Otto Braun[3] and Else Lasker-Schüler,[4] Le Corbusier.[1] He was eventually commissioned to create a portrait of Adolf Hitler for his birthday in 1933. The work was not well received and the portrait, Strumpp, his paper (the General Anzeiger), and its editor were all prohibited.[5]

Illustrator, one of the last “press artists” (that old journalistic specialty superseded by phot

Illustrator, one of the last “press artists” (that old journalistic specialty superseded by photography, which is undoubtedly faster and perhaps more literally accurate, but seldom as penetrating.)

Was an iconoclastic[2] California artist known for mosaics, panels, jewelry and sculpture — with a

Was an iconoclastic[2] California artist known for mosaics, panels, jewelry and sculpture — with a meticulous attention to detail.In 2008, actors Michael Tucker and Jill Eikenberry met Norman, purchased land from him in Big Sur, became his neighbors and his close friends[4] — eventually taking five years[7] to produce a PBS documentary, Emile Norman: By His Own Design. Having moved in with Norman in 2003,[8] long-time friends Jeff Mallory and C. Kevin Smith had discovered movie film shot by Norman's partner Brooks Clement on a hand-cranked 16mm Bolex, footage that was eventually incorporated in the documentary.[9]