Artist Birthdays, July 28: MARCEL DUCHAMP, JIM DAVIS
MARCEL DUCHAMP (July 28, 1887 โ October 2, 1968)
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Nationality: French
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Field: Painting, sculpture
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Art Movement: Dadaism, Surrealism, Cubism
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ARTiFact: Was obsessed with the game of chess โ a fascination which distressed his first wife so much that she glued his chess pieces to the board while he was asleep.
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Artist Quote: โArt may be bad, good or indifferent, but, whatever adjective is used, we must call it art, and bad art is still art in the same way as a bad emotion is still an emotion.โ
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Important Artwork (shown below): Fountain, 1917.
JIM DAVIS (July 28, 1945 โ )
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Nationality: American
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Field: Cartooning
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ARTiFact: His comic strip Garfield โ a character named after his grandfather James A. โGarfieldโ Davis and based on the 25 cats he grew up with on the family farm โ made its debut in newspapers in 1978.
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Artist Quote: โWay down deep, weโre all motivated by the same urges. Cats have the courage to live by them.โ
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Important Artwork (shown below): The first Garfield comic, 1978.
Related Links:
- Further reading about Marcel Duchamp www.marcelduchamp.net
- Interactive timeline of Marcel Duchampโs life http://www.understandingduchamp.com
- View selections of Garfield animation art available at Park West Gallery sales.parkwestgallery.com
- The official website of Garfield and Friends www.garfield.com
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