Category: Artists

(Skip to bullet points (best for students)) Born: 1965 Summary of Damien Hirst Damien Hirst, a controversial character in modern art history, was the 1990s…

(Skip to bullet points (best for students)) Born: 1925 Died: 2008 Summary of Robert Rauschenberg Robert Rauschenberg was a pivotal player in the transition from…

(Skip to bullet points (best for students)) Born: 1928 Died: 1994 Summary of Donald Judd Donald Judd was an American artist who rejected traditional painting…

(Skip to bullet points (best for students)) Born: 1905 Died: 1970 Summary of Barnett Newman Newman shared the Abstract Expressionists’ fascination with myth and the…

(Skip to bullet points (best for students)) Born: 1903 Died: 1966 Summary of Victor Brauner Brauner is most known for his studies of spiritualism, myth,…

(Skip to bullet points (best for students)) Born: 1866 Died: 1944 Summary of Wassily Kandinsky As a prominent figure in the abstract art movement, Wassily…

(Skip to bullet points (best for students)) Born: 1828 Died: 1882 Summary of Dante Gabriel Rossetti Dante Gabriel Rossetti earned his reputation as a founding…

(Skip to bullet points (best for students)) Born: 1904 Died: 1980 Summary of Clyfford Still Clyfford Still was the first to break through to a…

(Skip to bullet points (best for students)) Born: 1450 Died: 1516 Summary of Hieronymus Bosch Bosch is mostly instantly identified with paintings that have a…

(Skip to bullet points (best for students)) Born: 1887 Died: 1968 Summary of Marcel Duchamp Few artists have had a bigger impact on the course…