renowned artists born in the 20th century (1901 - 2000)


Paul CadmusPaul Cadmus (December 17, 1904 - December 12, 1999) was an artist born in New York City. He is best known for his paintings and drawings of nude male figures. His works combined elements of eroticism and social critique to produce a style often called magic realism. He painted with egg tempera, a medium which had been associated with Greek icons.
Isamu NoguchiIsamu Noguchi (November 17, 1904 - December 30, 1988) was a prominent Japanese American artist and landscape architect whose artistic career spanned six decades, from the 1920s onward.
Barnett NewmanBarnett Newman (January 29, 1905 - July 4, 1970) was an American artist. He is seen as one of the major figures in abstract expressionism and one of the foremost of the color field painters.
Margaret Bourke-WhiteMargaret Bourke-White (June 14, 1906 - August 27, 1971) was an American photographer and photo journalist. She was born in the Bronx, New York, to Joseph White and Minnie Bourke. She grew up in Bound Brook, New Jersey.
Friz FrelengIsadore "Friz" Freleng (August 21, 1906 - May 26, 1995) was an animator, cartoonist, director, and producer best known for his work on the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series of cartoons from Warner Bros.
David SmithDavid Roland Smith (March 9, 1906 - May 23, 1965) was an American abstract expressionist sculptor best known for creating large steel abstract geometric sculptures.
Frida KahloFrida Kahlo (July 6, 1907 - July 13, 1954) was a Mexican painter.
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