Sunday, March 3, 2013

The Top 10 Jewish Artists


  1. Camille Pissarro: Danish-French Impressionist painter who contributed to Impressionism and Post-Impressionism.
  2. Frida Kahlo: Mexican painter famous for her self-portraits. Pioneer in Surrealism.
  3. Marc Chagall: Russian-French modernist, famous for many styles including his stained glass works.
  4. Roy Lichtenstein: Known for his cartoon paintings that contributed to the Pop Art movement.
  5. Rube Goldberg: Cartoonist famous for depicting complex contraptions used for a simple purpose.
  6. Annie Leibovitz: American photographer known for photographs of Mick Jagger, John Lennon, and other famous people and places.
  7. Mark Rothko: Russian painter known for his abstract expressionist art.
  8. Frank Gehry: Known for his architectural works, including the Guggenhem in Bilboa, Spain, and Walk Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles, California.
  9. Jacob Epstein: Knighted in 1954 for his contributions to sculpture.
  10. Isaac Levitan: Russian painter who innovated “mood landscape” with his landscape paintings.
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2 comments:

  1. You may need to re-assess and add Marc Breed, who is blowing-up globally, at:http://topclevelandartists.blogspot.com/

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  2. Soutine
    Kandinsky
    And for non visual artists, let’s not forget
    Leonard Cohen
    Bob Dylan
    Mark knopfler
    Bernstein
    Mahler
    Mendelssohn
    Yip Harberg (somewhere over the rainbow)
    And, as for filmmakers ...
    (Have at it! ...)

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