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2005 Fay Godwin, British photographer, noted for black-and-white landscapes of British coast and countryside, took portraits of literary figures, Saul Bellow, Salman Rushdie, Anthony Powell, dies at age 74, in Hastings, England

1984 Garry Winogrand, prolific photographer, known for 20th century portraits of America, focusing on social issues of the time, exhibited at Museum of Modern Art, published 'The Animals', 'Public Relations', dies of gallbladder cancer at age 56

1972 Kurt Edzard, German sculptor (nudist/portraits), dies

1931 Fay Godwin, born in Berlin, Germany, British photographer, noted for black-and-white landscapes of British coast and countryside, took portraits of literary figures, Saul Bellow, Salman Rushdie, Anthony Powell

1928 Medardo Rosso, Italian sculptor (portraits), dies at 69

1928 Garry Winogrand, born in New York City, New York, prolific photographer, known for 20th century portraits of America, focusing on social issues of the time, exhibited at Museum of Modern Art, published 'The Animals', 'Public Relations'

1890 Kurt Edzard, German sculptor, nudes/portraits

1858 Medardo Rosso, Italian sculptor, portraits

1674 Kano Tanjoe, Japanese painter (palaces, portraits), dies at 72

1602 Kano Tanju, Japanese painter, palaces, portraits


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