See also: 1930 in art, other events of 1931, 1932 in art, list of years in art, List of art events. See also: 1929 in art, other events of 1930, 1931 in art, list of years in art, List of art events. ... 1931 (MCMXXXI) is a common year starting on Thursday. ... See also: 1931 in art, other events of 1932, 1933 in art, list of years in art // Events Works Alberto Giacometti - Woman with her Throat Cut Awards Births Deaths March - Elizabeth Taylor, traveller and artist September 28 - Emil Orlik, etcher and lithographer Categories: 1932 | Years in art ... This page indexes the individual year in art pages. ... This page indexes the individual year in art pages. ...

Events

• The Whitney Museum of American Art is founded by Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney.
• October 4 - Debut appearance of the Dick Tracy comic strip, created by cartoonist Chester Gould.

Night view of Whitney Museum of American Art The Whitney Museum of American Art is an art gallery and museum in New York City founded in 1931 by Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney. ... Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney (January 9, 1875 - April 18, 1942) was a member of the prominent United States Vanderbilt family. ... October 4 is the 277th day of the year (278th in Leap years). ... Dick Tracy USPS stamp Dick Tracy is a popular character in American pop culture. ... This article is about the comic strip, the sequential art form as published in newspapers and on the Internet. ... A cartoonist at work. ... Chester Gould (November 20, 1900 – May 11, 1985) was the creator of the Dick Tracy comic strip, which he wrote and drew from 1931 to 1977. ...

Works

Awards

Births

• January 1 - Grace Jacqueline Austin Holley, painter and teacher
• January 21 - Paul Deliège, comic strip artist and writer
• March 25 - Jack Chambers, artist and filmmaker
• April 29 - Frank Auerbach, painter

January 1 is the first day of the calendar year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. ... January 21 is the 21st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Paul Deli̬ge, born in Olne January 21, 1931 and died July 7, 2005 (of myocardial infarction), was a Belgian artist and writer of comic strips. ... March 25 is the 84th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (85th in leap years). ... John Jack Chambers ( March 25, 1931РApril 13, 1978) was a Canadian artist and filmmaker. ... April 29 is the 119th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (120th in leap years). ... Frank Helmut Auerbach (born April 29, 1931) is a jewish painter. ...

Deaths

• September 29 - William Orpen, portrait painter