A Little About the Great Keith Haring
Keith Haring was born on May 4, 1958. He grew up in Kutztown, Pennsylvania, the oldest of four children. He started to draw right away. “My father made cartoons. Since I was little, I had been doing...
View ArticleWassily Kandinsky — From Law Professor to Abstract Pioneer
Wassily Kandinsky was born on December 16, 1866, in Moscow, Russia. His father was a tea merchant and his mother was a homemaker. At an early age, Wassily exhibited a very special gift called...
View ArticleFamous Artists — Pablo Picasso
Pablo Picasso was born on October 25, 1881 in Malaga, Spain. He was the first child of Don Jose Ruiz y Blasco, an art teacher, and Maria Picasso y Lopez. At an early age Pablo showed an interest in...
View ArticlePop Artist Pioneer Jasper Johns
Pop Art began in London in the mid-1950s, but from the very start its imagery was largely based on American mass media, which is why it is often thought of as being a movement that started in America....
View ArticleHappy Dia de los Muertos, Frida!
We love the art of Frida Kahlo and have wanted to highlight her here at Bubblegum Post for some time. The challenge was how to properly convey what this complex woman was about to younger people. Her...
View ArticleAnsel Adams — The Photographer Conservationist
Ansel Adams was a masterful photographer and a lifelong conservationist who encouraged understanding of, and respect for, the natural environment. Although he spent a large part of his career in...
View ArticleAmerican Painter & Illustrator Norman Rockwell
Norman Rockwell Norman Percevel Rockwell (February 3, 1894 – November 8, 1978) was a 20th-century American painter and illustrator. His works enjoy a broad popular appeal in the United States for their...
View ArticleWalt Disney — Artist, Entrepreneur, Icon
Walt Disney’s (December 5, 1901 – December 15, 1966) birthday was earlier this month and we forgot to acknowledge it. In this writer’s humble opinion, Walt was the Steve Jobs of his time in that he was...
View ArticleThe Vibrant Art of Jean-Michel Basquiat
Jean-Michel Basquiat (1960–1988) was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, USA, the son of a Haitian-American father and a Puerto Rican mother. At an early age, he showed a precocious talent for...
View ArticleSelf-Taught Artist Grandma Moses
Anna Mary Robertson was the third child born into the Robertson family in 1860. Her parents were farmers raising a brood of ten children. Money was scarce and when Anna was 12 she became a hired girl...
View Article
More Pages to Explore .....