Andrew Wyeth

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Andy Warhol
Born 1928 Died 1987
STYLE Pop Art

• Born in McKeesport, PA.
• Died in New York City, NY
• His studio in New York was called The Factory
• Andy used all types of media printmaking,
  movies, television and song just to name a few.
• His band was called The Velvet Underground.
• Andy was a workaholic.

McKeesport
Famous Work of Art
Campbells Soup Can
2
Stuart Davis
Born 1892 Died 1964
STYLE Abstract

• Born in Philadelphia, PA.
• Died in New York City, NY
• Stuart loved jazz music and it inspired his
  artwork.
• Stuart Davis is considered one of the most
  important American painters of the first half of
  the twentieth century.

Philadelphia
Famous Work of Art
Blips and Ifs, 1963-64
3
Benjamin West
Born 1738 Died 1820
STYLE Historical, Religious and mythological
subjects

• Born in Springfield, PA.
• Died in London, England
• In 1763 he went to London to become a portrait
  painter.
• He later became the artist for King George the
  3rd until 1801.

Famous Work of Art
Springfield
Death of General Wolfe, 1771
4
Keith Haring
Born 1958 Died 1990
STYLE Genre painter

• Born in Reading, PA
• Died in New York City, NY
• Studied at the Art Center in Pittsburgh after
  graduating from Kutztown HS in 1976.
• He took up drawing cartoon-like murals.
• He did art with children in hospitals.
• His artwork was first drawn in subways for
  everyone to see.

   
   
   
   
   
Famous Work of Art
Reading
Untitled, 1987
5
Horace Pippin
Born 1888 Died 1946
STYLE Genre painter

• Born in West Chester, PA.
• Died in West Chester, PA
• Scenes dealing with African-American history and
  the struggle for equality are among Pippins most
  powerful works.
• Pippin never attended art school.

Famous Work of Art
West Chester
Interior, 1944
6
Cecilia Beaux
Born 1855 Died 1942
STYLE Portrait painter

• Born in Philadelphia, PA.
• Died in Gloucester, MA
• In 1933 First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt presented a
  gold medal, for "the American woman who had made
  the greatest contribution to the culture of the
  world."
• By age 18 Beaux was earning her living through
  art.

Philadelphia
Famous Work of Art
Man with a Cat
7
Mary Cassatt
Born 1844 Died 1926
STYLE Impressionism of women and children

• Born in Allegheny, PA.
• Died in Beaufresne, France
• Known for her paintings of women and children
• After she moved to Paris France in 1874 she began
  sending back her impressionist painting to the
  USA.
• She helped form the most impressive collections
  of Impressionistic work.

Famous Work of Art
Allegheny (Now Pittsburgh)
The Bath, 1893
8
Thomas Eakins
Born 1844 Died 1916
STYLE Realism

• Born in Philadelphia, PA.
• Died in Philadelphia, PA.
• Eakins was one of the earliest American artists
  to make photography an important part of his
  creative process.

Philadelphia
Famous Work of Art
The Agnew Clinic, 1889
9
Alice Neel
Born 1900 Died 1984
STYLE Figure and Portrait Painter

• Born in Merion Square, PA.
• Died in New York City, NY

Merion Square
Famous Work of Art
Sarah Greenberg, 1967
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Andrew Wyeth
Born 1917 - Still Living
STYLE Representational

• Born 1917 in Chadds Ford, PA
• This artist is still alive.
• He is considered The Painter of the People.
• Paints realistic figures, portraits, and
  landscapes
• His father N.C. Wyeth was an artist and now his
  son Jaime Wyeth is becoming famous.

Famous Work of Art
Chadds Ford
Christinas World, 1948