Today in History: Ottomar Anton born in 1895 120 years ago today, the German painter and graphic designer Ottomar Carl Joseph Anton was born in Hamburg. Anton is well known for his commercial travel art from the 1920s and 1930s…
Today in History: Edward McKnight Kauffer born in 1890 125 years ago today, Edward McKnight Kauffer, one of Britain’s most influential poster artists and graphic designers between the wars, was born in Great Falls, Montana. Kauffer began his professional life…
Today in History: David Klein died in 2005 David Klein was an American artist who is perhaps best known for the iconic travel images he created for Trans World Airlines (TWA) during the 1950s and 1960s. Klein studied art in…
Today in History: John Lennon killed in 1980 25 years ago today, the death of English musician, songwriter and front man of the Beatles, John Lennon, sparked worldwide shock and sadness: on December 8, 1980 John Lennon was fatally shot…
Today in History: Fritz Lang born in 1890 125 years ago today, the ground-breaking film director and screenwriter Friedrich Christian Anton "Fritz" Lang was born in Vienna. In the 1920s, Lang made film history with silent movies like "Nibelungen"…
Today in History: Wassiliy Kandisky born in 1866 149 years ago today, influential Russian painter and art theorist Wassily Wassilyevich Kandinsky was born in Moscow. He taught at the Bauhaus School of Art and Architecture from 1922 until 1933 (when it was…
129 years ago today, Mihaly Biro, arguably the most important internationally known Hungarian poster designer, was born. Biro is widely considered to be the founder of the illustrated political poster and his creations between the wars spread far beyond the…