Famous American Artists & Painters

List of famous American painters with their biographies that include trivia, interesting facts, timeline and life history.

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For a layman, alien to the world of art, there barely exists any difference between a million-dollar Picasso and finger paintings of an inebriated gorilla. Blame it on the elites who have made art their exclusive domain and don’t mind coughing up fortunes on photos of dead crows. No wonder, art now flourishes solely in wealthy cultures. Having said that, an appreciator of aesthetics and art cannot ignore the incredible artistic achievements of painters who have wowed the world with their unbelievable, eye-popping paintings. From sculptures bursting out of paintings to incredibly intricate non-photo shopped scenes, the world of art has evolved extensively since Leonardo da Vinci’s “Mona Lisa” or Picasso’s “Guemica”. Sadly not too many people know about such enterprising artistes today. Now only if your thought that great art died with the Dalis and the Goghs, know that the contemporary world is replete with many such incredible artistes who have left a last impression on world’s canvass. Let us explore the biography, trivia and facts about some such famous American painters.
Matthew Gray GublerMatthew Gray Gubler

09 March 1980

Las Vegas

Pisces

Jackson PollockJackson Pollock

28 January 1912

11 August 1956

Cody

Aquarius

John LeguizamoJohn Leguizamo

22 July 1964

Bogotá, Colombia

Cancer

Norman RockwellNorman Rockwell

03 February 1894

08 November 1978

New York City

Aquarius

Roy LichtensteinRoy Lichtenstein

27 October 1923

29 September 1997

Manhattan, New York, U.S.

Scorpio

Marcel DuchampMarcel Duchamp

28 July 1887

02 October 1968

Blainville-Crevon

Leo

Mark RothkoMark Rothko

25 September 1903

25 February 1970

Daugavpils, Latvia

Libra

Margaret KeaneMargaret Keane

15 September 1927

Nashville, Tennessee

Virgo

Edward HopperEdward Hopper

22 July 1882

15 May 1967

Nyack

Cancer

Samuel MorseSamuel Morse

27 April 1791

02 April 1872

Charlestown, Boston

Taurus

Chuck CloseChuck Close

05 July 1940

Monroe

Cancer

Mary CassattMary Cassatt

22 May 1844

14 June 1926

Allegheny

Gemini

Robert RauschenbergRobert Rauschenberg

22 October 1925

12 May 2008

Port Arthur, Texas

Libra

Andrew WyethAndrew Wyeth

12 July 1917

16 January 2009

Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania,, United States

Cancer

John James AudubonJohn James Audubon

26 April 1785

27 January 1851

Les Cayes

Taurus

James Abbott McNeill WhistlerJames Abbott McNeill Whistler

11 July 1834

17 July 1903

Lowell

Cancer

Cy TwomblyCy Twombly

25 April 1928

05 July 2011

Lexington city

Taurus

Peter MaxPeter Max

19 October 1937

Berlin

Libra

Alex GreyAlex Grey

29 November 1953

Columbus, Ohio

Sagittarius

Henry Ossawa TannerHenry Ossawa Tanner

21 June 1859

25 May 1937

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Gemini

Faith RinggoldFaith Ringgold

08 October 1930

Harlem

Libra

Thomas EakinsThomas Eakins

25 July 1844

25 June 1916

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Leo

Judy ChicagoJudy Chicago

20 July 1939

Chicago, Illinois

Cancer

John Singleton CopleyJohn Singleton Copley

1738 AD

09 September 1815

Boston, United States

Arshile GorkyArshile Gorky

15 April 1904

21 July 1948

Khorgom, Vilayet of Van, Ottoman Empire

Aries

Boris VallejoBoris Vallejo

08 January 1941

Lima

Capricorn

John BaldessariJohn Baldessari

07 June 1931

National City, California

Gemini

Robert MotherwellRobert Motherwell

24 January 1915

16 July 1991

Aberdeen

Aquarius

Charles AlstonCharles Alston

28 November 1907

27 April 1977

Charlotte

Sagittarius

Ad ReinhardtAd Reinhardt

24 December 1913

30 August 1967

Buffalo

Capricorn

Milton AveryMilton Avery

07 March 1885

03 January 1965

Altmar, New York

Pisces

Kenneth NolandKenneth Noland

10 April 1924

05 January 2010

Asheville, North Carolina, U.S.

Aries

Thomas Hart BentonThomas Hart Benton

15 April 1889

19 January 1975

Missouri

Aries

Csaba MarkusCsaba Markus

26 January 1953

Budapest

Aquarius

John AltoonJohn Altoon

05 November 1925

08 February 1969

Los Angeles, California, United States

Scorpio

Bob RossBob Ross

29 October 1942

04 July 1995

Daytona Beach

Scorpio

Jack KirbyJack Kirby

28 August 1917

06 February 1994

New York City

Virgo

Swizz BeatzSwizz Beatz

13 September 1978

New York City

Virgo

Kehinde WileyKehinde Wiley

1977 AD

Los Angeles

Jeff KoonsJeff Koons

21 January 1955

York

Aquarius

Larry D. AlexanderLarry D. Alexander

30 May 1953

Dermott

Gemini

Jasper JohnsJasper Johns

15 May 1930

Augusta

Taurus

Thomas KinkadeThomas Kinkade

19 January 1958

06 April 2012

Sacramento

Capricorn

John Singer SargentJohn Singer Sargent

12 January 1856

14 April 1925

Florence

Capricorn

David ChoeDavid Choe

21 April 1976

Los Angeles

Taurus

Grant WoodGrant Wood

13 February 1891

13 February 1942

Anamosa, Iowa, United States

Aquarius

Alexander CalderAlexander Calder

22 July 1898

11 November 1976

Lawnton, Swatara Township, Pennsylvania, United States

Cancer

Willem de KooningWillem de Kooning

24 April 1904

19 March 1997

Rotterdam

Taurus

Winslow HomerWinslow Homer

24 February 1836

29 September 1910

Boston

Pisces

Bob KaneBob Kane

24 October 1915

03 November 1998

New York City

Scorpio

Julian SchnabelJulian Schnabel

26 October 1951

New York City

Scorpio

Louise BourgeoisLouise Bourgeois

25 December 1911

31 May 2010

Paris

Capricorn

Louis Comfort TiffanyLouis Comfort Tiffany

18 February 1848

17 January 1933

New York City

Aquarius

Lee KrasnerLee Krasner

27 October 1908

19 June 1984

Brooklyn

Scorpio

Jacob LawrenceJacob Lawrence

07 September 1917

09 June 2000

Atlantic City

Virgo

Françoise GilotFrançoise Gilot

26 November 1921

Neuilly-sur-Seine

Sagittarius

Wayne ThiebaudWayne Thiebaud

15 November 1920

Mesa

Scorpio

Alan BeanAlan Bean

15 March 1932

Wheeler

Pisces

Grandma MosesGrandma Moses

07 September 1860

13 December 1961

New York

Virgo

Stanford WhiteStanford White

09 November 1853

25 June 1906

New York City

Scorpio

Thomas ColeThomas Cole

01 February 1801

11 February 1848

Bolton

Aquarius

Claes OldenburgClaes Oldenburg

28 January 1929

Stockholm

Aquarius

Alex RossAlex Ross

22 January 1970

Portland

Aquarius

Romare BeardenRomare Bearden

02 September 1911

12 March 1988

Charlotte

Virgo

Jenny HolzerJenny Holzer

29 July 1950

Gallipolis

Leo

Suze RotoloSuze Rotolo

20 November 1943

25 February 2011

New York City

Scorpio

John TrumbullJohn Trumbull
Albert BierstadtAlbert Bierstadt

07 January 1830

18 February 1902

Solingen

Capricorn

Gilbert StuartGilbert Stuart

03 December 1755

09 July 1828

North Kingstown

Sagittarius

Frank StellaFrank Stella

12 May 1936

Malden

Taurus

Josef AlbersJosef Albers

19 March 1888

25 March 1976

Bottrop

Pisces

Tamara de LempickaTamara de Lempicka

16 May 1898

18 March 1980

Warsaw

Taurus

Lawrence FerlinghettiLawrence Ferlinghetti

24 March 1919

Yonkers

Aries

Charles AddamsCharles Addams

07 January 1912

29 September 1988

Westfield

Capricorn

Virginia AdmiralVirginia Admiral

04 February 1915

20 July 2000

Oregon

Aquarius

Frederic RemingtonFrederic Remington

04 October 1861

26 December 1909

New York

Libra

Helen FrankenthalerHelen Frankenthaler

12 December 1928

27 December 2011

New York City

Sagittarius

Yelena YemchukYelena Yemchuk

22 April 1970

Kyiv

Taurus

Donald JuddDonald Judd

03 June 1928

12 February 1994

Excelsior Springs

Gemini

Joseph CornellJoseph Cornell

24 December 1903

29 December 1972

Nyack

Capricorn

Richard SerraRichard Serra

02 November 1939

San Francisco

Scorpio

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