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2001 Harvey R. Ball, graphic designer, invented the ubiquitous smiley face in 1963, dies at 79

1996 Paul Rand, graphic designer, dies at 82

1996 Abram Games, graphic artist, dies at 82

1996 Saul Bass, graphic designer, filmmaker, dies at 74

1996 Roman Ciesiewicz, artist/graphic designer, dies at 65

1995 Horst Janssen, graphic Artist, dies at 65

1995 Hugo Pratt, graphic artist, dies at 68

1994 Richard Jock Kinneir, graphic designer, dies at 77

1992 Kees Spermon, Dutch painter/graphic artist, dies

1992 Martin Engelman, Dutch cartoonist/painter/graphic artist, dies

1991 Peter Bailey, Graphic designer/calligrapher, dies

1990 Jurriaan Schrofer, graphic designer, dies

1990 Dick Elffers, graphic artist, dies

1981 Eppo Doeve, Dutch graphic artist/cartoonist/painter, dies at 73

1980 Oskar Kokoschka, Austria/British painter/graphic artist, dies at 93

1978 Frans van Immerseel, Belgian graphic artist, dies at 68

1972 Aad de Haas, Dutch religious painter/graphic artist, dies at 51

1969 Peter Alma, painter/graphic artist, dies at 83

1965 Paul Arntzenius, painter/graphic artist/etcher, dies at 81

1962 Willem Paerels, Netherlands/Belgian painter/graphic artist, dies at 83

1955 Max Pechstein, German painter/graphic artist (Oceania), dies at 73

1950 Max Beckmann, German painter/graphic artist, dies at 66

1950 Jacobus J E Hondius, Dutch classicist/graphic artist, dies at 53

1945 Kathe Kollwitz, German graphic artist, dies at 77

1944 Phil May, born in Wortley, England, artist, caricaturist, drawings published in The Bulletin, St. Stephens Review, The Graphic, regular staff member of Punch

1944 Joseph B "Aristide" Maillol, French sculptor/graphic artist, dies

1944 Aristide Maillol, French sculptor/graphic artist, dies in car crash at 82

1943 Louis Schelfhout, Dutch painter/graphic artist, dies at 62

1941 Jorg Reme, German/Dutch painter/graphic artist

1940 Edouard Vuillard, French painter/graphic artist, dies

1940 Jean-Edouard Vuillard, French painter/graphic artist, dies at 71

1938 Henricus G Wijmans, Dutch graphic artist

1935 Christoph Meckel, born in Berlin, Germany, graphic artist, writer, author, works include 'Georg Heym: Gedichte'

1935 Max Liebermann, Germany impressionist painter/graphic artist, dies at 87

1934 Johan J Arch, graphic artist (houtgravures), dies at 63

1933 Jan van Ginkel, graphic artist/publisher, Perscombinatie

1933 Hannes Postma, Dutch graphic artist

1932 Ronald B Kitaj, US/British painter/graphic artist, pop art

1932 Frans Gailliard, Belgian painter/graphic artist (Egina), dies at 70

1932 Pieter Brattinga, Dutch graphic artist

1931 Cornelis de Wine, graphic artist

1930 Roman Ciesiewicz, artist/graphic designer

1929 Horst Janssen, graphic Artist

1929 Gerd Zacher, born in Meppen, Germany, composer, organist, writer, contemporary compositions, written in graphic or verbal scores, include extended techniques, known as interpreter of works by Johann Sebastian Bach

1928 Jan [Jean] T Toorop, Dutch graphic artist (3 Brides), dies at 69

1927 Hugo Pratt, graphic artist

1924 Gerard Wernars, Dutch graphic designer, Library stamps 1991

1924 Mart Kempers, Dutch graphic artist and sculptor

1924 Gunter Haese, German sculptor/graphic artist, Guggenheim prize 1967

1921 Herman Berserik, Dutch painter/graphic artist

1921 Zao-Wou-Ki, Chinese/French painter/graphic artist

1920 Aad de Haas, Dutch religious painter/graphic artist/cartoonist

1920 Marcel Maeyer, de Maeyer, Belgian sculptor/graphic artist

1920 Max Klinger, German graphic artist/painter/sculptor, dies at 63

1920 Saul Bass, born in New York City, New York, graphic designer, filmmaker, created title sequences for 40 years, famous for The Man with the Golden Arm, kinetic typography in North by Northwest, Vertigo

1918 Egon Schiele, Austria painter/graphic artist, dies at 28

1917 Richard Jock Kinneir, graphic designer

1916 Luc Peire, Flemish painter/graphic artist

1915 Albert Weisgerber, German painter/graphic artist, dies in battle

1914 Abram Games, graphic artist

1914 Josef Muller-Brockmann, graphic designer/writer

1914 Cornelis "Kees" Andrea, Dutch painter/graphic artist/carpet designer

1912 Metten Koornstra, Dutch painter/graphic artist

1910 Dick Elffers, Dutch graphic artist/painter, Holland Festival

1910 Francis S Haden, English surgeon/graphic artist, dies at 91

1909 Paul-Albert Besnard, French painter/graphic artist (Elle), dies at 60

1909 French van Immerseel, Belgian graphic artist

1906 Harry van Kruiningen, Henri A Janssen, painter/graphic artist

1901 Alexander Alexeieff, Russian/French painter and graphic artist

1900 Peter S Koyer, Danish painter/sculptor/graphic artist, dies at 49

1898 Maurits C Escher, Dutch graphic artist

1897 Jacobus J E Hondius, graphic artist

1897 G Paul H Schuitema, graphic designer/photographer, System-O-Color

1897 Hendrik J Valk, painter/cartoonist/graphic artist

1894 Henryk Stazewski, Polish abstract painter/graphic artist

1893 Barthelemy Menn, Swiss graphic artist/painter, dies at 77

1892 Edouard Joseph Stevens, Belgian painter/graphic artist, dies at 72

1890 Karel M M Verlat, Flemish painter/graphic artist, dies

1890 Willem Linnig, Jr., Flemish painter/graphic artist, dies

1890 Yves Alix, French painter/graphic artist

1890 Egon Schiele, Austrian painter/graphic artist

1888 Josef Albers, German/U.S. graphic artist/painter/writer, Bauhaus

1887 Arnaut Colnot, painter/graphic artist

1886 Peter Alma, Dutch painter/graphic artist

1884 Max Beckmann, German painter/graphic artist

1883 Paul Arntzenius, painter/graphic artist/etcher

1881 Max Pechstein, German "entartet" painter/graphic artist, The Bridge

1881 Louis Schelfhout, Dutch painter/graphic artist

1880 New York Daily Graphic publishes 1st half-tone engraving, by S. H. Horgan

1878 Willem Paerels, Netherlands/Belgian painter/graphic artist

1878 Albert Weisgerber, German painter/graphic artist

1871 Johan J Arch, graphic artist, wood cutter

1868 Edouard Vuillard, French painter/graphic artist

1867 Emil Nolde, Hansen, German painter/graphic artist

1865 Akseli V Gallen-Kallela, Fins painter/graphic artist/illustrator

1858 Jean/Johannes T "Jan" Toorop, Dutch painter/graphic artist, 3 Brides

1857 Max Klinger, German graphic artist/painter/sculptor

1851 Peter S Koyer, Danish painter/sculptor/graphic artist

1849 Paul-Albert Besnard, French painter/graphic artist, La femme

1842 Willem Linnig Jr., Flemish painter and graphic artist

1838 Anton Mauve, painter/graphic artist/cousin of Vincent Van Gogh

1824 Karel M M Verlat, Flemish painter/graphic artist

1819 Edouard Joseph Stevens, Belgian animal painter/graphic artist

1818 Francis Seymour Haden, English surgeon/graphic artist

1815 Barthelemy Menn, Swiss graphic artist/painter

1815 Jacob van Strij, Dutch cartoonist/graphic artist, dies at 58

1787 Johann D Passavant, German historian/painter/graphic artist

1777 Alexander Orlowski, Polish painter, cartoonist and graphic artist

1756 Jacob van Strij, Dutch cartoonist/graphic artist

1591 Jost/Jobst/Jodocus Amman, Swiss cartoonist/graphic artist, dies at 51

1539 Jost/Jobst/Jodocus Amman, Swiss cartoonist/graphic artist/illustrator

1528 Albrecht Durer, German painter/graphic artist, dies in Germany at 56


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