nPosted on July 22, 2019
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nAs always, artists are born every day.
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nAs always, art is renewed and reconfigured and reborn. Every year, every month, maybe even every day.
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nJust looking at artists born on July 22 – just the ones born in the United States, and just the ones famous enough to be found on lists of artists’ birthdays:
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nOn this date in 1882, Edward Hopper was born in New York. He grew up to be a painter and etcher.
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| Hopper is famous for his realistic paintings, especially for his oil paintings. |
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nOn this date in 1898, Alexander Calder was born in Pennsylvania. He grew up to be a sculptor who specialized in mobiles.
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nOn this date in 1908, Claire Falkenstein was born in Oregon. She grew up to be an abstract sculptor.
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nOn this date in 1910, Ruthie Tompson was born in Maine. She grew up to be an animator who worked for Disney. She turns 109 today!!!
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nOn this date in 1943, Linda Bills was born in New York. She grew up to be a sculptor.
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nOn this date in 1946, Barbara Nilausen-K was born in Iowa. She also grew up to be a sculptor.
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nOn this date in 1972, Seth Fisher was born in Washington. He grew up to be a comic book artist.
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nAlso on this date:
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nnSpoonerisms Day
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Pied Piper Day
Pied Piper Day
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Casual Pi Day
Casual Pi Day
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nRevolution Day in the Gambia
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nNational Tree Planting Day in the Central African Republic
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nBirthday of the king of Swaziland
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n(Varying dates)
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nNational Hammock Day
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Geomorphologist Kirk Bryan’s birthday
Geomorphologist Kirk Bryan’s birthdayn
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nnBiochemist Selman Waksman’s birthday
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nnAnniversary of explorer Alex Mackenzie reaching the Pacific Ocean
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nGlobal Hug Your Kids Day
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n(Third Monday of July)
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nGuelaguetza Festival in Oaxaca
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n(Last two Mondays in July)
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nPlan ahead:
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nCheck out my Pinterest boards for:
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nAnd here are my Pinterest boards for:
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