Famous Category: Visual Arts

Ansel Adams

Feb. 20 1902 — Apr. 22, 1984 Photographer, Conservationist 🔊 Listen When words become unclear, I shall focus with photographs. Ansel Adams was a California-born nature-lover and photographer, who became famous for his iconic photography of Yosemite National Park and other […]

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Leonardo da Vinci

15 April 1452 – 2 May 1519 Inventor, Painter, Designer, Musician -“Renaissance Man” 🔊 Listen Leonardo da Vinci was an inventor, painter, and sculptor whose broad interests also included architecture, science, music, mathematics, engineering, literature, anatomy, geology, astronomy, botany, writing, history, and […]

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Auguste Rodin

12 November 1840 – 17 November 1917 Sculptor 🔊 Listen François Auguste René Rodin was a French sculptor known for his sculptures such as  The Thinker and The Kiss.  As a child he experienced severe difficulties in school. He was extremely nearsighted as well as […]

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