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Encyclopedia > 1936 in art

See also: 1935 in art, other events of 1936, 1937 in art, list of years in art See also: 1934 in art, other events of 1935, 1936 in art, list of years in art // Events Works Awards Births August 19 - Victor Ambrus, illustrator (Time Team) August 23 - Sir Roy Strong, art historian and curator September 16 - Carl Andre, minimalist artist date unknown - John Barry (set designer) Deaths... 1936 (MCMXXXVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... See also: 1936 in art, other events of 1937, 1938 in art, list of years in art, List of art events. ... This page indexes the individual year in art pages. ...

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November 23 is the 327th day of the year (328th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 38 days remaining. ... Self portrait of Margaret Bourke-White Margaret Bourke-White (June 14, 1904 – August 27, 1971) was an American photographer and photo journalist. ... The Fort Peck Dam is the highest of six major dams along the Missouri River, located in northeastern Montana. ... Life - International Edition - January 19, 1948 Life has been the name of two notable magazines published in the United States. ...

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January 11 is the 11th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Eva Hesse (January 11, 1936 - May 29, 1970), was a German-born American sculptor, known for her pioneering work in materials such as latex, fiberglass, and plastics. ... September 14 is the 257th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (258th in leap years). ... Terence Donovan (1936-1996) was a celebrated photographer and film director, perhaps best remembered for his fashion photography of the 1960s, or for the music video to Robert Palmers Addicted to Love. He was born in Stepney in the East End of London, and took his first photo at... Brian Sewell is an influential English art critic. ...

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Olympic Games Art Competition 1936 (613 words)
The insertion of an art competition into the programme of the Olympic Games-a special wish of their reviver, Baron Pierre de Coubertin—has placed upon the Organizing Committees of the different festivals the mission of emphasizing to an increasing degree the intellectual and cultural aspects in addition to the physical and sporting in making their preparations.
The principal committee was composed of representatives of the different departments, members of the various individual groups in the Reich Chamber of Fine Arts, outstanding German artists, representatives from the museums and delegates from the Organizing Committee.
The technical supervision of the Art Department, and in this connection also of the Olympic Art Competition and Exhibition, was placed in the hands of Frau Lobeck, and the members of the active committees for the different fields of art were selected upon the recommendation of the respective branches of the Reich Chamber of Culture.
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