Art
#RIP #OTD in 1519, polymath: painter, sculptor, architect, musician, writer; Renaissance Man, Leonardo da Vinci died at the manor house Clos Lucé in Amboise, Touraine, France, aged 67. Presumably Chapel of Saint-Hubert, Château d’Amboise, France https://t.co/xDIVRGcu7B pic.twitter.com/MX8eTol1pS
— RIP The Final Footprint (@RIPTFF) May 2, 2024
#RIP #OTD in 1903, leading Post-Impressionist artist, Paul Gauguin died of syphilis in Atuona, Hiva ‘Oa, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia at the age of 54. Calvary Cemetery (Cimetière Calvaire), Atuona https://t.co/8CpGJ2rrXb pic.twitter.com/JA00aaWJTq
— RIP The Final Footprint (@RIPTFF) May 8, 2024
8 May 2006. Scottish born photographer Iain Macmillan died (aged 67). His most famous photo was the cover of Abbey Road by The Beatles. He decided the best result would be achieved if he sat on a step ladder. He shot 6 frames and the chosen cover photo became an iconic image. pic.twitter.com/mKrERHKkgs
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) May 8, 2024
#RIP #OTD 2012 illustrator and writer of children's books (Where the Wild Things Are, In the Night Kitchen, Outside Over There) Maurice Sendak died in Danbury, Connecticut, at Danbury Hospital, from stroke complications, aged 83. cremated remains scattered https://t.co/8CpGJ2rrXb pic.twitter.com/JqXlABIqCD
— RIP The Final Footprint (@RIPTFF) May 8, 2024
10 May 1962. The first of the Incredible Hulk series by Marvel Comics was released in USA. It featured, Dr. Bruce Banner, who transforms into the Hulk when his heart rate rises above 200 beats. These transformations are preceded by Banner, warning people not to make him angry. pic.twitter.com/nd3Vp3Vps3
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) May 10, 2024
11 May 1904. Surrealist artistic genius, Salvador Dali, was born in Figueres, Catalonia, Spain. He was renowned for his technical skill, precise draftsmanship and imaginative and often bizarre images. He was years ahead of his time. pic.twitter.com/iQk5LT6uz0
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) May 11, 2024
12 May 1812. Edward Lear was born in Holloway, Middlesex. He was an artist, illustrator, musician, author and poet. He’s best known for his nonsense poetry, especially the classic children’s poem, The Owl and The Pussycat. pic.twitter.com/BJ5ujSqmyq
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) May 12, 2024
12 May 1946. Innovative architect Daniel Libeskind was born in Łódź, Poland. One of his most famous buildings is the Jewish Museum in Berlin, Germany, which opened in 2001. He also designed the Imperial War Museum North in Greater Manchester, UK. pic.twitter.com/vI0JUZ7g9R
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) May 12, 2024
#RIP #OTD in 1985 painter and sculptor of the Ecole de Paris, founder of the art movement art brut, Jean Debuffet died from emphysema in Paris aged 83. Cimetière de Tubersent, France https://t.co/lUris8yTMQ pic.twitter.com/asrOj5Hhpj
— RIP The Final Footprint (@RIPTFF) May 12, 2024
#RIP #OTD in 2008 painter and graphic artist whose early works anticipated the Pop art movement (Combines, Canyon, Monogram), Robert Rauschenberg died of heart failure on Captiva Island, Florida, aged 82 https://t.co/lUris8yTMQ pic.twitter.com/Q4VTjvSpoY
— RIP The Final Footprint (@RIPTFF) May 12, 2024
#RIP #OTD in 2014, artist (album covers; Danzig III: How the Gods Kill, Deborah Harry’s KooKoo), film special effects designer (Alien), H. R. Giger died in Zürich from injuries from a fall, aged 74. Cimetière Gruyeres, Gruyeres, Switzerland https://t.co/lUris8yTMQ pic.twitter.com/BCxRzUPLtj
— RIP The Final Footprint (@RIPTFF) May 12, 2024
12 May 2020. German photographer Astrid Kirchherr died (aged 81). She’s best known for her photographs of The Beatles during their formative Hamburg period. She was engaged to band member, Stuart Sutcliffe, before his sudden death on 10 April 1962. pic.twitter.com/8rBStOZLiB
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) May 12, 2024
14 May 1727. English artist Thomas Gainsborough was born in Sudbury, Suffolk. He’s considered one of the most important British artists of the second half of the 18th century. He was a prolific portrait painter, but also produced many acclaimed landscapes. pic.twitter.com/ABbMSHJvTS
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) May 14, 2024
#RIP #OTD in 1967, realist painter Edward Hopper died in his studio near Washington Square, Manhattan at the age of 84. Hopper family plot at Oak Hill Cemetery in Nyack, New York https://t.co/hroszu06mA pic.twitter.com/nvKInmpzVB
— RIP The Final Footprint (@RIPTFF) May 15, 2024
One of the surprising artistic techniques by Bou Bou.
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— Massimo (@Rainmaker1973) May 15, 2024
