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Harry Lillis " Bing " Crosby Jr. (May 3, 1903 – October 14, 1977) was an American singer, actor, television producer, television and radio personality, and businessman. The first multimedia star, he was one of the most popular and influential musical artists of the 20th century worldwide. [ 1 ] Crosby was a leader in record sales, network ...
Laurie Anderson. Laura Phillips " Laurie " Anderson (born June 5, 1947) is an American avant-garde artist, [2][3] musician and filmmaker whose work spans performance art, pop music, and multimedia projects. [3] Initially trained in violin and sculpting, [4] Anderson pursued a variety of performance art projects in New York during the 1970s ...
Lorna Simpson (born August 13, 1960) is an American photographer and multimedia artist whose works have been exhibited both nationally and internationally. In 1990, she became one of the first African-American woman to exhibit at the Venice Biennale. [1] She came to prominence in the 1980s and 1990s with photo-text installations such as Guarded ...
Multimedia art, Printmaking. Red Grooms (born Charles Rogers Grooms on June 7, 1937) is an American multimedia artist best known for his colorful pop-art constructions depicting frenetic scenes of modern urban life. Grooms was given the nickname "Red" by Dominic Falcone (of Provincetown's Sun Gallery) when he was starting out as a dishwasher at ...
Roy Fox Lichtenstein[2] (/ ˈlɪktənˌstaɪn /; October 27, 1923 – September 29, 1997) was an American pop artist. During the 1960's, along with Andy Warhol, Jasper Johns, and James Rosenquist, he became a leading figure in the new art movement. His work defined the premise of pop art through parody. [3] Inspired by the comic strip ...
This is a list by date of birth of historically recognized American fine artists known for the creation of artworks that are primarily visual in nature, including traditional media such as painting, sculpture, photography, and printmaking, as well as more recent genres, including installation art, performance art, body art, conceptual art, digital art and video art.
Bill Viola. William John Viola Jr. (US: / ˈvaɪoʊlə / VY-oh-lə, UK: / ˈviːoʊlə / VEE-oh-lə; January 25, 1951 – July 12, 2024) was an American video artist [1] whose artistic expression depended upon electronic, sound, and image technology in new media. [2] His works focus on the ideas behind fundamental human experiences such as ...
Website. mikekelley.com. Michael Kelley (October 27, 1954 – c. January 31, 2012) was an American artist whose work involved found objects, textile banners, drawings, assemblage, collage, performance, photography, sound and video. He also worked on curatorial projects; collaborated with many other artists and musicians; and left a formidable ...