Artist Birthday Calendar

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February 2012
Mon	Tues	Wed	Thur	Fri	Sat	Sun
		1 Takashi Murakami- N/A born February 1, 1962 Takashi Murakami	2 George Loring Brown- N/A February 2, 1914 - June 25, 1889 American Painter Sébastien Bourdon- N/A 2 February 1616 – 8 May 1671 French Painter and Engraver Sébastien Bourdon José Guadalupe Posada- N/A February 2, 1852 - January 20, 1913 José Guadalupe Posada	3 Gillian Ayres- N/A born February 3, 1930 English Painter Gillian Ayres Norman Rockwell- N/A February 3, 1894 – November 8, 1978 Norman Rockwell Giuseppe Moretti- N/A 3 February 1857 — February 1935 Giuseppe Moretti	4 Manuel Álvarez Bravo- N/A February 4, 1902 – October 19, 2002 Mexican Photographer Manuel Álvarez Bravo Louis Eilshemius- N/A February 4, 1864 – December 29, 1941 American Painter Louis Eilshemius Fernand Léger- N/A February 4, 1881 – August 17, 1955 Fernand Léger	5 H. R. Giger- N/A born February 5, 1940 Swiss surrealist painter, sculptor, and set designer H. R. Giger Carl Spitzweg- N/A February 5, 1808 – September 23, 1885 German Painter Carl Spitzweg
6 Achille Devéria- N/A 6 February 1800 – 23 December 1857 French Painter Achille Devéria Karl von Kügelgen- N/A 6 February 1772 Bacharach–9 January 1832 Karl von Kügelgen Franz Xaver Messerschmidt- N/A February 6, 1736 – August 19, 1783 German-Austrian Sculptor Franz Xaver Messerschmidt Othon Friesz- N/A 6 February 1879 - 10 January 1949 French Fauvist Painter Othon Friesz	7 Henry Fuseli- N/A February 7, 1741 – April 17, 1825 Swiss born German Painter Henry Fuseli Russell Drysdale- N/A 7 February 1912 – 29 June 1981 British born Australian Painter Russell Drysdale Wilhelm Freddie- N/A 7 February 1909 – 26 October 1995 Danish Painter and Sculptor Wilhelm Freddie	8 John Ruskin- N/A 8 February 1819 – 20 January 1900 English art critic and social thinker, poet, and artist. John Ruskin Guercino- N/A February 8, 1591 – December 9, 1666 Italian Baroque Painter Guercino Paula Modersohn-Becker- N/A February 8, 1876 - November 21, 1907 Paula Modersohn-Becker Franz Marc- N/A February 8, 1880 - March 14, 1916 Franz Marc	9 Gerhard Richter- N/A born February 9, 1932 German Pop Artist Gerhard Richter Robert Morris- N/A born 9 February 1931 American Minimalist Robert Morris	10 Ary Scheffer- N/A 10 February 1795 - 15 June 1858 Dutch born French Painter Ary Scheffer Fyodor Petrovich Tolstoy- N/A 10 February 1783 – 17 April 1873 Russian Artist Fyodor Petrovich Tolstoy	11 Carlo Carrà- N/A February 11, 1881 – April 13, 1966 Italian Futurist Painter Carlo Carrà	12 Max Beckman- N/A February 12, 1884 – December 28, 1950 German Expressionist Painter Max Beckman Eugène Atget- N/A February 12, 1857 – August 4, 1927 French Photographer Eugène Atget Thomas Moran- N/A February 12, 1837 - August 25, 1926 English-born American Hudson River School Painter Thomas Moran
13 Philibert-Louis Debucourt- N/A 13 Feb 1755 - 22 Sept 1832 French Painter and Printmaker Philibert-Louis Debucourt Giovanni Battista Piazzetta- N/A February 13, 1682 or 1683 – April 28, 1754 Italian Rococo Era Painter Giovanni Battista Piazzetta Grant Wood- N/A February 13, 1891 - February 12, 1942 Grant Wood	14 Alfred Thomas Agate- N/A February 14, 1812, in Sparta, New York – January 5, 1846 American Painter and Miniaturist Alfred Thomas Agate	15 Carle Vanloo- N/A 15 February 1705 – 15 July 1765 French Painter Carle Vanloo Charles-François Daubigny- N/A 15 February 1817 – 19 February 1878 French Painter Charles-François Daubigny Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne- N/A February 15, 1704 – May 25, 1778 French Sculptor Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne	16 Kan? Eitoku- N/A February 16, 1543 - October 12, 1590 Japanese Painter Kan? Eitoku Michelangelo Cerquozzi- N/A 18 Feb 1602 - 6 April 1660 Michelangelo Cerquozzi Armand Guillaumin- N/A February 16, 1841 - June 26, 1927 Armand Guillaumin	17 Pierre-Auguste Cot- N/A 17 February 1837 – 2 August 1883 French Academic Painter Pierre-Auguste Cot Raphaelle Peale- N/A February 17, 1774 – March 4, 1825 American Painter Raphaelle Peale	18 Wallace Berman- N/A February 18, 1926 – February 18, 1976 American Assemblage Artist Wallace Berman Max Klinger- N/A February 18, 1857 – July 5, 1920 German Symbolist Painter and Sculptor Max Klinger Louis Comfort Tiffany- N/A February 18, 1848 – January 17, 1933 American Art Nouveau Stained Glass Artist Louis Comfort Tiffany Leone Battista Alberti- N/A February 18, 1404 – April 20, 1472 Italian Early Renaissance Architect Leone Battista Alberti	19 Gabriele Münter- N/A 19 February 1877 –19 May 1962 German Expressionist Painter Gabriele Münter Lucio Fontana- N/A 19 February 1899 – 7 September 1968 Argentine born Italian Sculptor and Painter Lucio Fontana
20 Jan de Baen- N/A 20 February 1633–1702 Dutch Baroque Era Painter Jan de Baen Ivan Albright- N/A February 20, 1897 – November 18, 1983 American Magic Realist Painter Ivan Albright Elie Nadelman- N/A February 20, 1882, Warsaw - December 28, 1946 Polish-born American Abstract Sculptor Elie Nadelman Ansel Adams- N/A February 20, 1902 - April 22, 1984 Ansel Adams	21 Pyotr Konchalovsky- N/A February 21, 1876 - February 2, 1956 Russian Painter Pyotr Konchalovsky Constantin Brancusi- N/A February 21, 1876 – March 16, 1957 Romanian Abstract Sculptor Constantin Brancusi	22 Eric Gill- N/A 22 February 1882 – 17 November 1940 British Sculptor Eric Gill Rembrandt Peale- N/A February 22, 1778 – October 3, 1860 American Neoclassical Painter Rembrandt Peale	23 Tom Wesselmann- N/A February 23, 1931 - December 17, 2004 American Pop Artist Tom Wesselmann Franz von Stuck- N/A February 23, 1863 - August 30, 1928 German Symbolist/Expressionist Painter and Sculptor Franz von Stuck George Frederic Watts- N/A 23 February 1817 – 1 July 1904 English Symbolist Painter George Frederic Watts Kazimir Malevich- N/A February 23 or 26, 1878 or 1879 - May 15, 1935 Kazimir Malevich	24 Richard Hamilton- N/A February 24, 1922 – September 13, 2011 British Pop Artist Richard Hamilton Winslow Homer- N/A February 24, 1836 – September 29, 1910 American Painter Winslow Homer Charles Le Brun- N/A 24 February 1619 – 22 February 1690 French Baroque Era Painter Charles Le Brun Mattia Preti- N/A February 24, 1613 – January 3, 1699 Italian Baroque Era Painter Mattia Preti	25 Giuseppe De Nittis- N/A February 25, 1846 – August 12, 1884 Italian Painter Giuseppe De Nittis Pierre-Auguste Renoir - N/A February 25, 1841 - December 3, 1919 Pierre-Auguste Renoir	26 Honore Daumier - N/A February 26, 1808 – February 10, 1879 French Realist Illustrator Honore Daumier
27 Marino Marini- N/A February 27, 1901 — August 6, 1980 Italian Sculptor Marino Marini Joaquin Sorolla y Bastida- N/A 27 February 1863 – 10 August 1923 Spanish Painter Joaquin Sorolla y Bastida	28 Balthus - Feb 29- N/A February 29, 1908 – February 18, 2001 French Painter Balthus - Feb 29 John Tenniel- N/A 28 February 1820 – 25 February 1914 English Illustrator John Tenniel Frank Gehry- N/A February 28, 1929 - Frank Gehry	29

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