Rulers: • Dwight David Eisenhower, 34th President of the United States (1953-1961) • Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom (1952-2022) Events: • Albert Camus (1913-1960): Nobel Prize in Literature. • Forest Lawn Museum established in Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale. • Hungarian National Gallery opened in Budapest.…
1886
Rulers: • Grover Cleveland, 22nd President of the United States (1885-1889) • Ludwig II, King of Bavaria (1864-1886) • Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom (1837-1901) • Victoria, Empress of India (1876-1901) Events: • Musée Condé founded in Chantilly. Births: • Arp, Jean (1886-1966) • Carroll, Leo G. (1886-1972)…
Diego Rivera
(1886–1957) Diego María de la Concepción Juan Nepomuceno Estanislao de Rivera y Barrientos Acosta y Rodríguez The artist’s works: Autorretrato con chambergo 1907 Museo Dolores Olmedo, Mexico City El Picador 1909 Museo Dolores Olmedo, Mexico City Montserrat 1911 National Gallery…
1907
Rulers: • Theodore Roosevelt, 26th President of the United States (1901-1909) • Edward VII, King of the United Kingdom (1901-1910) • Edward VII, Emperor of India (1901-1910) Events: • Allegheny City, annexed by Pittsburgh. • National Museum Wales founded in Cardiff. • Picasso purchases Rousseau’s painting Portrait of a Woman for 5 francs. • Renoir moves…
Frida Kahlo
(1907–1954) Magdalena Carmen Frida Kahlo Calderón The artist’s works: Frida y Diego Rivera 1931 Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco Mis abuelos, mis padres y yo 1936 Museum of Modern Art, New York Autorretrato dedicado a León Trotsky 1937 National Museum of…
1986
Rulers: • Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom (1952-2022) • Ronald Reagan, 40th President of the United States (1981-1989) Events: • Musée d’Orsay established in Paris. Births: • Bergès-Frisbey, Àstrid (1986) • Flores, Alba (1986) • Jenner, Michelle (1986) • Lohan, Lindsay (1986) • Menéndez,…
Henry Moore
(1898–1986) Henry Spencer Moore The artist’s works: Girl 1931 Tate Britain, London Reclining Figure 1935–1936 Buffalo AKG Art Museum, Buffalo Morning after the Blitz 1940 Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford Three Seated Figures 1941 Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid Two Mothers Holding Children 1941 Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid Three Seated…
1792
Rulers: • Catherine the Great, Empress of Russia (1762-1796) • Charles IV, King of Spain (1788-1808) • George Washington, 1st President of the United States (1789-1797) Events: • Abbaye Notre-Dame de Fontevraud closed in Fontevraud-l’Abbaye, France. • Nationalmuseum founded in Stockholm as “Kungliga Museet” (Royal Museum). Births: • Rossini, Gioachino…
1723
Births: • Reynolds, Joshua (1723-1792) Art: • Canaletto (1697-1768): Canal Grande da San Vio, Venezia (1723-24) • Tiepolo, Giambattista (1696-1770): Madonna col Bambino (c.1720-25)
Joshua Reynolds
(1723–1792) Sir Joshua Reynolds, RA, FRS, FRSA The artist’s works: A Caricature Group c.1751 Rhode Island School of Design, Providence Self-Portrait when Young 1753–1758 Tate Britain, London Frances, Countess of Dartmouth 1756 Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid Portrait of a Clergyman 1756–1760 Museo del Prado, Madrid David…