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Happy, blessed, Friday, July 31st, weekly funnies selection.❤️🤓

Happy, blessed, Friday, August 1st, weekly funnies selection.❤️🤓 Posted by Mario A. Pita on  Friday, July 31, 2020

Editorial comics for Friday, July 31st...

Editorial comics for Friday, August 1st... Posted by Mario A. Pita on  Friday, July 31, 2020

Henri-Robert-Marcel Duchamp (1887 -1968)

Today is the birthday of Henri-Robert-Marcel Duchamp (1887 -1968), a French-American painter, sculptor, chess player,... Posted by Mario A. Pita on  Tuesday, July 28, 2020

George Morren (1868 -1941)

Today is the birthday of George Morren (1868 -1941), a Belgian painter, sculptor, Impressionist and engraver. Posted by Mario A. Pita on  Tuesday, July 28, 2020

Johann Paul Schor (1615–1674)

Today is the birthday of Johann Paul Schor (1615–1674), known in Rome as "Giovanni Paolo Tedesco" (Tedesco literally... Posted by Mario A. Pita on  Monday, July 27, 2020

Peter Coker (1926–2004)

Today is the birthday of Peter Coker (1926–2004), a U.K. painter and etcher. Posted by Mario A. Pita on  Monday, July 27, 2020

George Catlin (1796 – 1872)

Today is the birthday of George Catlin (1796 – 1872), an American painter, author, and traveler, who specialized in... Posted by Mario A. Pita on  Sunday, July 26, 2020

Carl Gustav Jung (1875 – 1961)

Today is the birthday of Carl Gustav Jung (1875 – 1961), a Swiss psychiatrist and psychoanalyst who founded analytical... Posted by Mario A. Pita on  Sunday, July 26, 2020

Antonio Machado (1875-1939)

Today is the birthday of the Spanish poet Antonio Machado (1875-1939). Posted here before, but meriting re-posting for... Posted by Mario A. Pita on  Sunday, July 26, 2020

Maxfield Parrish (1870 – 1966)

Today is the birthday of Maxfield Parrish (1870 – 1966), an American painter and illustrator. He is known for his... Posted by Mario A. Pita on  Saturday, July 25, 2020

Raimundo Madrazo y Garreta (1841-1920)

Today is the birthday of Raimundo Madrazo y Garreta (1841-1920) a Spanish painter from the Madrazo family of artists who... Posted by Mario A. Pita on  Friday, July 24, 2020

Vladimir Lukich Borovikovsky (1757 –1825)

Today is the birthday of Vladimir Lukich Borovikovsky (1757 –1825) a Russian painter of Ukrainian origin, who dominated portraiture in the Russian Empire at the turn of the 19th century. Posted by Mario A. Pita on  Friday, July 24, 2020

Edward Hopper (1882 – 1967)

Today is the birthday pf Edward Hopper (1882 – 1967) an American realist painter and printmaker. While he is widely... Posted by Mario A. Pita on  Wednesday, July 22, 2020

Alexander Calder (1898 – 1976)

Today is the birthday of Alexander Calder (1898 – 1976) an American sculptor who is best known for his innovative... Posted by Mario A. Pita on  Wednesday, July 22, 2020

Emma Lazarus (1849 –1887)

Today is the birthday of Emma Lazarus (1849 –1887) an American author of poetry, prose, and translations, as well as an... Posted by Mario A. Pita on  Wednesday, July 22, 2020

Editorial Cartoon Selection 7/24/20

Editorial comics for Friday, July 24th... Posted by Mario A. Pita on  Friday, July 24, 2020

Weekly funnies selection 7/24/20

Happy, blessed, Friday, July 24th, weekly funnies selection. ❤️🤓 Posted by Mario A. Pita on  Friday, July 24, 2020

David Davidovich Burliuk (1882 – 1967)

Today is the birthday of David Davidovich Burliuk (1882 – 1967), a Ukrainian poet, artist, publicist and book... Posted by Mario A. Pita on  Tuesday, July 21, 2020

Lovis Corinth (1858 – 1925)

Today is the birthday of Lovis Corinth (1858 – 1925) a German artist and writer whose mature work as a painter and... Posted by Mario A. Pita on  Tuesday, July 21, 2020

Francesco Petrarca (1304 – 1374)

Today is the birthday of Francesco Petrarca (1304 – 1374), commonly anglicized as Petrarch an Italian scholar and poet... Posted by Mario A. Pita on  Monday, July 20, 2020

Judy Chicago (born Judith Sylvia Cohen; July 20, 1939)

Today is the birthday of Judy Chicago (born Judith Sylvia Cohen; July 20, 1939), an American feminist artist, art... Posted by Mario A. Pita on  Monday, July 20, 2020

Leon de Smet (1881 – 1966)

Today is the birthday of Leon de Smet (1881 – 1966), a Belgian luminist, impressionist, expressionist and pointillist painter. Posted by Mario A. Pita on  Monday, July 20, 2020

László Moholy-Nagy (/1895 – 1946)

Today is the birthday of László Moholy-Nagy (/1895 – 1946), a Hungarian painter and photographer as well as a professor... Posted by Mario A. Pita on  Monday, July 20, 2020

Edgar Degas (1834 – 1917)

Today is the birthday of Edgar Degas (1834 – 1917), a French artist famous for his pastel drawings and oil paintings of... Posted by Mario A. Pita on  Sunday, July 19, 2020

Xu Beihong (1895 – 1953)

Today is the birthday of Xu Beihong (Chinese: 徐悲鴻; Wade–Giles: Hsü Pei-hung; 19 July 1895 – 26 September 1953), also... Posted by Mario A. Pita on  Sunday, July 19, 2020

John Martin (1789 – 1854)

Today is the birthday of John Martin (1789 – 1854), an English Romantic painter, engraver and illustrator. He was... Posted by Mario A. Pita on  Sunday, July 19, 2020

John Randall Bratby RA (1928 – 1992)

Today is the birthday John Randall Bratby RA (19 July 1928 – 20 July 1992), an English painter who founded the kitchen... Posted by Mario A. Pita on  Sunday, July 19, 2020

Giacomo Balla (1871 – 1958)

Today is the birthday of Giacomo Balla (18 July 1871 – 1 March 1958), an Italian painter, art teacher and poet best... Posted by Mario A. Pita on  Saturday, July 18, 2020

Lyonel Charles Feininger (1871 – 1956)

Today is the Lyonel Feininger Lyonel Charles Feininger (July 17, 1871 – January 13, 1956), a German-American painter,... Posted by Mario A. Pita on  Friday, July 17, 2020

Paul Delaroche (17 July 1797 – 4 November 1856)

Today is the birthday of Paul Delaroche (17 July 1797 – 4 November 1856) a French painter who achieved his greater... Posted by Mario A. Pita on  Friday, July 17, 2020

Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot ( 1796 – 1875)

Today is the birthday of Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot ( 1796 – 1875), a French landscape and portrait painter as well as... Posted by Mario A. Pita on  Thursday, July 16, 2020

Joshua Reynolds (1723 – 1792)

Today is the birthday of Sir Joshua Reynolds (1723 – 1792) an English painter, specialising in portraits.He promoted the... Posted by Mario A. Pita on  Thursday, July 16, 2020

Benno Rafael Adam (1812 -1892)

Today is the birthday of Benno Rafael Adam (1812 -1892), a German painter of animals. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benno_Adam Posted by Mario A. Pita on  Wednesday, July 15, 2020

Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn (1606- 1669)

Today is the birthday of Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn (1606- 1669), a Dutch draughtsman, painter, and printmaker. An... Posted by Mario A. Pita on  Wednesday, July 15, 2020

Andrea del Sarto (1486 – 1530)

Today is the birthday of Andrea del Sarto (1486 – 1530), an Italian painter from Florence, whose career flourished... Posted by Mario A. Pita on  Tuesday, July 14, 2020

Ossip Zadkine (1888 – 1967)

Today is the birthday of Ossip Zadkine (1888 – 1967), a Russian-born French naturalized artist. He is primarily known as a sculptor, but also produced paintings and lithographs. Posted by Mario A. Pita on  Tuesday, July 14, 2020

Ben Enwonwu (1917 – 1994)

Today is the birthday of Ben Enwonwu (1917 – 1994), a Nigerian painter and sculptor. Arguably the most influential... Posted by Mario A. Pita on  Tuesday, July 14, 2020

Gustav Klimt (1862 – 1918)

Today is the birthday of Gustav Klimt (1862 – 1918) an Austrian Symbolist painter and one of the most prominent members... Posted by Mario A. Pita on  Tuesday, July 14, 2020

John Clare (1793–1864)

Today is the birthday of the Romantic poet, John Clare 1793–1864. William Harmon, in the book, Top 500 poems, writes, "... Posted by Mario A. Pita on  Monday, July 13, 2020

Oscar Hammerstein II (1895 – 1960)

Today is the birthday of Oscar Hammerstein II (1895 – 1960) an American lyricist, librettist, theatrical producer, and... Posted by Mario A. Pita on  Sunday, July 12, 2020

Andrew Wyeth, (1917 – 2009)

Today is the birthday of Andrew Wyeth, (1917 – 2009), a visual artist, primarily a realist painter, working... Posted by Mario A. Pita on  Sunday, July 12, 2020

Roger de La Fresnaye (1885 – 1925)

Today is the birthday of Roger de La Fresnaye (1885 – 1925), a French Cubist painter. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_de_La_Fresnaye Posted by Mario A. Pita on  Saturday, July 11, 2020

Nic Jonk (1928 - 1994)

Today is the birthday of Nic Jonk 1928 - 1994. a Dutch Postwar & Contemporary sculptor, born in 1928. Posted by Mario A. Pita on  Saturday, July 11, 2020

Giorgio di Chirico (1888 – 1978)

Today is the birthday of Giorgio di Chirico (1888 – 1978), an Italian artist and writer born in Greece. In the years... Posted by Mario A. Pita on  Friday, July 10, 2020

Camille Pissarro (1830 – 1903)

Today is the birthday of Camille Pissarro (1830 – 1903), a Danish-French Impressionist and Neo-Impressionist painter... Posted by Mario A. Pita on  Friday, July 10, 2020

Bernard Buffet (1928 – 1999)

Today is the birthday of Bernard Buffet, Bernard Buffet (1928 – 1999), a French painter of Expressionism and a member of the anti-abstract art group. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernard_Buffet Posted by Mario A. Pita on  Friday, July 10, 2020

Jean de La Fontaine (1621 – 1695)

Today is the birthday of Jean de La Fontaine (1621 – 1695), a French fabulist and one of the most widely read French... Posted by Mario A. Pita on  Wednesday, July 8, 2020

Artemisia Gentileschi (1593 – c. 1656)

Today is the birthday of Artemisia Gentileschi (1593 – c. 1656), an Italian Baroque painter, now considered one of the... Posted by Mario A. Pita on  Wednesday, July 8, 2020

Käthe Kollwitz, née Schmidt (1867 – 1945)

Today is the birthday of Käthe Kollwitz, née Schmidt (1867 – 1945), a German artist who worked with painting,... Posted by Mario A. Pita on  Wednesday, July 8, 2020

Margaret Walker (1915 -1998)

Today (July 7) is the birthday of Margaret Walker, Margaret Walker (1915 -1998), an American poet and writer. She was part of the... Posted by Mario A. Pita on  Tuesday, July 7, 2020

Marc Chagall (1887-1985)

Today is the birthday of Marc Chagall (1887-1985) a Russian-French artist of Belarusian Jewish origin.An early... Posted by Mario A. Pita on  Monday, July 6, 2020

John Flaxman (1755 – 1826)

Today (July 6) is the birthday of John Flaxman (1755 – 1826), a British sculptor and draughtsman, and a leading figure in British and European Neoclassicism. He was a prolific maker of funerary monuments. Posted by Mario A. Pita on  Monday, July 6, 2020

Gerrit Adriaenszoon Berckheyde (1638 – 1698)

Today (July 56) is the birthday of Gerrit Adriaenszoon Berckheyde (1638 – 1698), a Dutch Golden Age painter, who is best known today for his cityscapes. Posted by Mario A. Pita on  Monday, July 6, 2020

André Lhote (1885 – 1962)

Today (July 5) is the birthday of André Lhote (1885 – 1962), a French Cubist painter of figure subjects, portraits, landscapes... Posted by Mario A. Pita on  Sunday, July 5, 2020

Bill Watterson (Born 1958)

Today (July 5) is the birthday of Bill Watterson (born 1958), creator of the comic Calvin and Hobbes. Though comics may not be... Posted by Mario A. Pita on  Sunday, July 5, 2020

Chuck Close (born 1940)

Today (July 5) is the birthday of Chuck Close, Chuck Thomas Close (born 1940), an American painter and photographer who achieved fame as a photorealist painter through his portraits on a massive scale. Posted by Mario A. Pita on  Sunday, July 5, 2020

Paul Gabriël (1828-1903)

Today (July 5) is the birthday of Paul Gabriël (1828-1903), a painter, draftsman, watercolorist, and etcher who belonged to the Dutch Hague School. He painted frequently landscape-paintings in open air. (wikipedia). Posted by Mario A. Pita on  Sunday, July 5, 2020

Koko (1971-2018)

Today (July 4) is the birthday of Koko (1971-2018), a female western lowland gorilla known for having learned around 1000 hand... Posted by Mario A. Pita on  Saturday, July 4, 2020

Thomas Nagel (born 1937)

Today (July 4) is the birthday of the philosopher Thomas Nagel (born 1937), famous for, among other things, his 1974 paper "What... Posted by Mario A. Pita on  Saturday, July 4, 2020

John Singleton Copley (1738-1815)

Today (July 3) is the birthday of John Singleton Copley (1738-1815), most likely born in Boston and remembered as a portrait painter in colonial America and England. (Wikipedia) Posted by Mario A. Pita on  Friday, July 3, 2020

Franz Kafka (1883 – 1924)

Today (July 3) is the birthday of Franz Kafka (1883 – 1924), a German-speaking Bohemian novelist and short-story writer, widely... Posted by Mario A. Pita on  Friday, July 3, 2020

Corneille [Cornelis G of Beverloo] (1922-2010)

Today (July 3) is the birthday of the Dutch painter Corneille [Cornelis G of Beverloo] (1922-2010), one of the founders of the Reflex movement and the Cobra movement. (Wikipedia) Posted by Mario A. Pita on  Friday, July 3, 2020

Alicia E. Stallings

I've been celebrating the birthdays mostly of people who lived in days of yore by posting examples of their work in the... Posted by Mario A. Pita on  Thursday, July 2, 2020

Wisława Szymborska (1923-2012)

Today is the birthday of Wislawa Szymborska (1923-2012) a Polish poet, essayist, translator and recipient of the 1996... Posted by Mario A. Pita on  Thursday, July 2, 2020