Artists/performer Famous Names Starting with Letter W

Was an English caricaturist.Drawing master and printseller, etcher and early caricaturist. A rival o

Was an English caricaturist.Drawing master and printseller, etcher and early caricaturist. A rival of Matthew Darly. Used a distinctive grainy, woodblock like style.

Was an American jazz and rhythm and blues pianist and organist.Doggett later sold his band to Lucky

Was an American jazz and rhythm and blues pianist and organist.Doggett later sold his band to Lucky Millinder, and worked during the 1930s and early 1940s for both Millinder and arranger Jimmy Mundy. In 1942 he was hired as The Ink Spots' pianist and arra

Was the last traditional ngurungaeta (elder) of the Wurundjeri-willam clan, based around the area of

Was the last traditional ngurungaeta (elder) of the Wurundjeri-willam clan, based around the area of present-day Melbourne, Australia. He became an influential spokesman for Aboriginal social justice and an important informant on Wurundjeri cultural lore.Ninggalobin, Poleorong and Billibellary were the leading song makers and principal Wurundjeri leaders in the Melbourne region. European colonisation had caused disruptions to initiation ceremonies. In response these three men gathered at South Yarra in the late 1830s and inducted the young William Barak into Aboriginal lore. This entailed formally presenting Barak with the symbols of manhood: strips of possumskin tied around his biceps; the gombert (reed necklace) around his neck; given his ilbi-jerri, a sharp and narrow bone or nose-peg;

In Glasgow, Scotland[1]. He began his art studies as a student at the Paisley School of Art and Desi

In Glasgow, Scotland[1]. He began his art studies as a student at the Paisley School of Art and Design where he earned art teachers and art masters certificates. He went on to the Glasgow School of Art (1895-98), South Kensington School of Art, London; and Académie Julian in Paris (1904). He taught at the Paisley School of art for ten years [2] before moving to San Francisco, California in 1915 to make a living as an artist painting the landscapes of California along with portraits and genre scenes [3]. He painted mainly plein-air landscapes of California until his death on 25 February 1933 [4] He was married to Elizabeth Stevenson Smith and had two children, Margaret and Ann [5]

Was an American painter influenced by Surrealism and was a contributor to Abstract Expressionism.Baz

Was an American painter influenced by Surrealism and was a contributor to Abstract Expressionism.Baziotes began his formal art training in 1933 at the National Academy of Design in New York City. He studied with Charles Curran, Ivan Olinsky, Gifford Beal, and Leon Kroll. He was employed by the Federal Art Project in the late 1930s. In the 1940s he became friends with many artists in the emerging Abstract Expressionist group. Although he shared the groups' interest in primitive art and automatism, his work was more in line with European surrealism Later in his career he taught extensively. He became a founding member of the school on Eighth Street in 1948. He also taught at the Brooklyn Museum Art School, People's Art Center, the Museum of Modern Art, and at the City University of New York,Hunter College in Manhattan during the last ten years of his life.

Was a famous Australian portrait painter, winner of the Archibald Prize seven times for his traditio

Was a famous Australian portrait painter, winner of the Archibald Prize seven times for his traditional style paintings.Soon afterwards McInnes held a successful show of his paintings at the Athenaeum gallery in conjunction with F. R. Crozier, which was followed in 1911 by a journey to Europe, where he did much landscape painting and made acquaintance with the masterpieces of Rembrandt, Velasquez and Raeburn.McInnes was represented in London at the exhibition of the Royal Institute of Painters in oils in 1913, and returned to Melbourne in the same year. A one man show was held at the Athenaeum gallery and nearly everything was sold. In 1916 he acted as locum tenens for Frederick McCubbin, master of the school of drawing at the national gallery, Melbourne, during his six months' leave of absence, and after his death was temporarily appointed to the position in 1918. In 1920 he was permanently appointed. In 1921 he won the first of his Archibald Prizes for portraiture.

Is an American soul singer and songwriter. He was one of the architects of the Stax-Volt sound, and

Is an American soul singer and songwriter. He was one of the architects of the Stax-Volt sound, and is probably best known for his 1961 debut single, "You Don't Miss Your Water".Further U.S. hits followed with "I Forgot to Be Your Lover" (1968), which was

Is an American pair skater. With partner Alice Cook, he is the 1976 U.S. silver medalist. They repre

Is an American pair skater. With partner Alice Cook, he is the 1976 U.S. silver medalist. They represented the United States at the 1976 Winter Olympics where they placed 12th. After several years away from the competitive scene, Fauver returned to compet

Was an English poet, painter, and printmaker. During his lifetime, and for half a century afterwards

Was an English poet, painter, and printmaker. During his lifetime, and for half a century afterwards, his work was largely disregarded or even derided as the work of a madman. Today Blake's work is considered seminal in the history of both poetry and the visual arts of the Romantic Age. Blake's prophetic poetry is often considered to be the writings of extraordinary originality and genius. Though he is now considered to have been a spiritual visionary of the Romantic age, his work has been said to form "what is in proportion to its merits the least read body of poetry in the English language".[1] His visual artistry has led one modern critic to proclaim him "far and away the greatest artist Britain has ever produced".[2] Born inside London, Blake spent the entire course of his life, save for three years, inside the city.[3] His creative vision, however, engendered a diverse and symbolically rich corpus, which embraced 'imagination' as "the body of God",[4] or "Human existence itself".[5]

Is an American singer, songwriter, guitarist, keyboard player, arranger and producer known for his w

Is an American singer, songwriter, guitarist, keyboard player, arranger and producer known for his work with Chicago and the Sons of Champlin.

Was an artist known for his large-scale abstract paintings.he spent his early years living with his

Was an artist known for his large-scale abstract paintings.he spent his early years living with his mother and his sister Frances (later the wife of producer Ray Stark), while their father was in prison on a variety of charges stemming from a history of thefts, swindles and confidence schemes. Artists such as Clifford Odets and the Gershwin brothers were frequent visitors. His talent was recognized early, and even in childhood, he had the services of a private art tutor. Important influences included then-active artists Henri Matisse and Pablo Picasso, (one of whose works Brice acquired at the age of fourteen).

Was an Australian landscape painter.During this period of employment Piguenit provided lithographic

Was an Australian landscape painter.During this period of employment Piguenit provided lithographic illustrations for, The Salmon Ponds and vicinity, New Norfolk Tasmania (Hobart Town: M.L. Henn, [1867])He took painting lessons from the Scottish painter Frank Dunnett but until he got a good price for a painting from Sir James Agnew he had little success as a painter.Piguenit left the public service in 1873 to devote his time more fully to painting and his oils and watercolours of Tasmanian landscapes soon brought favourable reviews.

Is an American painter. His primary subjects are candy and naked women, often in combination. Will C

Is an American painter. His primary subjects are candy and naked women, often in combination. Will Cotton lives and works in New York City.

Was an American jazz pianist, organist, bandleader, and composer. Widely regarded as one of the most

Was an American jazz pianist, organist, bandleader, and composer. Widely regarded as one of the most important jazz bandleaders of his time, Basie led his popular Count Basie Orchestra for almost 50 years. Many notable musicians came to prominence under his direction, including tenor saxophonists Lester Young and Herschel Evans, trumpeters Buck Clayton and Harry "Sweets" Edison and singers Jimmy Rushing and Joe Williams. Basie's theme songs were "One O'Clock Jump" and "April In Paris".

Was an American pianist and teacher.He was born in Dallas, Texas. He had a sister, Beverley, and a b

Was an American pianist and teacher.He was born in Dallas, Texas. He had a sister, Beverley, and a brother, the pianist, conductor and composer Robert Black. He studied at Oberlin College; with Rosina Lhévinne and Beveridge Webster at the Juilliard School in New York, earning a master's degree in 1976 and a doctorate in 1979; and at the Mozarteum in Salzburg, Austria.[1]He gave recitals and concerts at such venues in the United States as the Kennedy Center, Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center, and in many overseas countries. He was a longtime consulting editor for Keyboard Classics/Piano Today.

Is an African-American blues singer and harmonica player from the small cotton-growing town of Memph

Is an African-American blues singer and harmonica player from the small cotton-growing town of Memphis, the seat of Hall County in the southern Texas Panhandle located east of Amarillo. McFalls is attempting to revive the historical popularity which blues

Was an American animator, director, producer, television director, television producer, and cartoon

Was an American animator, director, producer, television director, television producer, and cartoon artist, whose movie and television cartoon characters entertained millions of fans worldwide for much of the twentieth century. When he was a young child,

Was an American animator, director, producer, cartoon artist, and co-founder, together with Joseph B

Was an American animator, director, producer, cartoon artist, and co-founder, together with Joseph Barbera, of Hanna-Barbera. The studio produced well-known cartoons such as The Huckleberry Hound Show, The Flintstones, The Jetsons, Scooby-Doo as well as the musical film, Charlotte's Web.

Was a portraitist and one of the first notable English painters, praised by his contemporary John Au

Was a portraitist and one of the first notable English painters, praised by his contemporary John Aubrey as "the most excellent painter that England has yet bred".Dobson was born in London the son of a decorative artist, and was apprenticed to William Peake and probably later joined the studio of Francis Cleyn. He is believed to have had access to the Royal Collection and to have copied works by Titian and Anthony Van Dyck, King Charles I chief painter. The colour and texture of Dobson's work was influenced by Venetian art, but Van Dyck's style has little apparent influence on Dobson. Van Dyck himself discovered Dobson when he noticed one of the young artists pictures in a London shop window. He introduced Dobson to the King, who had Dobson paint himself, his sons and members of the court.

Was an Australian artist.Knox was born in Adelaide and trained at the National Gallery of Victoria s

Was an Australian artist.Knox was born in Adelaide and trained at the National Gallery of Victoria school, Melbourne, under Lindsay Bernard Hall 1917-21. In 1918 he became member of the Victorian Artists Society, later on the council and in 1919 was elected to the Australian Art Association, later on the council.Knox's first exhibition was in 1918 at the Australian Art Association, Melbourne.Gallery that hold his paintings include: the National Gallery of Australia, Canberra; the National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, the Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide and the Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth.

Is a jazz pianist.After playing in Snookum Russell's territory band and with Paul Bascomb, Davis joi

Is a jazz pianist.After playing in Snookum Russell's territory band and with Paul Bascomb, Davis joined Howard McGhee in 1946. He later went on to play with Milt Jackson and Sonny Stitt, and with Wardell Gray in Detroit. As the house pianist at the Crysta

Is a composer and jazz pianist from Los Angeles.Childs was playing professionally as a teenager and

Is a composer and jazz pianist from Los Angeles.Childs was playing professionally as a teenager and he made his recording debut in 1977 with the J. J. Johnson Quintet during a tour of Japan that is documented as the Yokohama Concert. He gained significant

Was an English painter of the Victorian era. Virtually alone among English artists in the middle Vic

Was an English painter of the Victorian era. Virtually alone among English artists in the middle Victorian period, he devoted his practice to the portrayal of the female nude.Frost was educated in the schools of the Royal Academy, beginning in 1829; he established a reputation as a portrait painter before branching into historical and mythological subjects, including the sub-genre of fairy painting that was characteristic of Victorian art. In 1839 he won the Royal Academy's gold medal for his "Prometheus Bound," and in 1843 he won a prize in the Westminster Hall competition for his "Una Alarmed by Fauns" (a subject from Spenser's The Faerie Queen). He was elected an associate member of the Royal Academy in 1846, and a full member in 1870.

Australian painter who won the Archibald Prize three times.Pidgeon began his drawing career by doing

Australian painter who won the Archibald Prize three times.Pidgeon began his drawing career by doing comic illustrations for his Technical High School magazine; at 16 years of age he began a newspaper artist cadetship at The Sunday Times. He studied for a period of 6 months under J. S. Watkins.Pidgeon won the Archibald Prize in 1958 with a portrait of journalist Ray Walker, in 1961 with a portrait of Rabbi Dr I Porush and again in 1968 with a portrait of fellow artist and friend, Dr Lloyd Rees. He also won the Melbourne Cup of Australian Art.William Pidgeon also painted a self portrait which was named 'Artists by Artist' by the NSW Art Gallery

An American photographer. He is widely credited with securing recognition for color photography as a

An American photographer. He is widely credited with securing recognition for color photography as a legitimate artistic medium to display in art galleries.Eggleston's early photographic efforts were inspired by the work of Swiss-born photographer Robert Frank, and by French photographer Henri Cartier-Bresson's book, The Decisive Moment. Eggleston later recalled that the book was "the first serious book I found, from many awful books...I didn’t understand it a bit, and then it sank in, and I realized, my God, this is a great one.”[2] First photographing in black-and-white, Eggleston began experimenting with color in 1965 and 1966; color transparency film became his dominant medium in the later sixties. Eggleston's development as a photographer seems to have taken place in relative isolation from other artists