Tag: 1954

André Derain

(1880–1954) André Louis Derain The artist’s works: Le Bal à Suresnes 1903 Saint Louis Art Museum, St. Louis Paysage aux environs de Chatou 1904–1905 Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid Bateaux de pêche, Collioure 1905 Museum of Modern Art, New York Charing Cross Bridge 1905–1906 Museum…

Gabriel Pascal

(1894–1954) Gábor Lehel Filmography as Director: Major Barbara 1941 Director: Gabriel Pascal Starring: Wendy Hiller, Rex Harrison     Caesar and Cleopatra 1945 Director: Gabriel Pascal Starring: Vivien Leigh, Claude Rains     Filmography as Producer: Pygmalion 1938 Director: Anthony Asquith, Leslie Howard Starring: Leslie Howard, Wendy Hiller   Born…

Corpus Hypercubus (1954)

Dalí, Salvador (1904-1989) Corpus Hypercubus (Crucifixion) 1954 Oil on canvas, 194.3 x 123.8 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Dalí utilized his theory of “nuclear mysticism,” a fusion of Catholicism, mathematics, and science, to create this unusual interpretation of Christ’s…

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…

1954

Rulers: • Dwight David Eisenhower, 34th President of the United States (1953-1961) • Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom (1952-2022) Events: • Ernest Hemingway receives the Nobel Prize in Literature. • J. Paul Getty Museum established in Los Angeles. Births: • Bowker, Judi (1954) • Cameron, James (1954) •…

Henri Matisse

(1869–1954) Henri-Émile-Benoît Matisse The artist’s works: Canal du Midi 1898 Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid Autoportrait 1900 Musée National d’Art Moderne, Paris Les fleurs jaunes 1902 Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid Notre-Dame, une fin d’après-midi 1902 Buffalo AKG Art Museum, Buffalo Luxe, calme et volupté 1904 Musée National…

James Cameron

(1954) James Francis Cameron Filmography as Actor: Titanic 1997 Director: James Cameron Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet     Born August 16 1954 Kapuskasing, Ontario (Canada) Occupation Film director Producer Occupation Screenwriter Writer Awards Academy Award Golden Globe Title Companion of…

Lluís Soler

(1954) Lluís Soler i Auladell Filmography as Actor: Isabel 2012–2014 Director: Jordi Frades Starring: Michelle Jenner, Rodolfo Sancho   Born 1954 Manlleu, Barcelona (España) Occupation Actor