Jackson Pollock
(Skip to bullet points (best for students)) Born: 1912 Died: 1956 Summary of Jackson Pollock Life magazine published a major piece about Jackson Pollock in…
Category: Artists
Artemisia Gentileschi
Born: 1593 Died: 1656 Summary of Artemisia Gentileschi Artemisia Gentileschi was among the first and only female artists to attain success in the seventeenth century,…
Joseph Mallord William Turner
(Skip to bullet points (best for students)) Born: 1775 Died: 1851 Summary of Joseph Mallord William Turner Turner injected traditional genres and situations with a…
Claude Monet
(Skip to bullet points (best for students)) Born: 1840 Died: 1926 Summary of Claude Monet The French Impressionist movement was founded by Claude Monet, who…
Francis Bacon
(Skip to bullet points (best for students)) Born: 1909 Died: 1992 Summary of Francis Bacon In postwar art, Francis Bacon created some of the most…
Kara Walker
(Skip to bullet points (best for students)) Born: 1969 Summary of Kara Walker Kara Walker shocked the almost shock-proof art world of the 1990s with…
Frida Kahlo
(Skip to bullet points (best for students)) Born: 1907 Died: 1954 Summary of Frida Kahlo Pins on her skin represent her suffering and psychological suffering…
Salvador Dali
Born: 1904 Died: 1989 Summary of Salvador Dali Salvador Dali, a Spanish surrealist icon, is most known for his artwork The Persistence of Memory, which…
Andy Warhol
(Skip to bullet points (best for students)) Born: August 6, 1928 Died: February 22, 1987 Summary of Andy Warhol Andy Warhol was a famous magazine…
Jan Van Eyck
(Skip to bullet points (best for students)) Born: 1385-90 Died: 1441 Summary of Jan Van Eyck Jan van Eyck was born around the year 1395.…