Sculpting artist Knox Martin

Knox Martin

Living place: Barranquilla

Birthday: 12-2-1923 (101 years old)

Global rank: #26124

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Who is Sculpting artist Knox Martin?
Abstract Expressionist sculptor and painter whose most famous works include "Woman with a Bicycle" and other, large-scale murals. His 1970 mural, "Venus", is 12 stories high and is located on the south side of the Bayview Correctional Facility.
He teaches at the Yale Graduate School of Art, New York University and the University of Minnesota.
 
 

Young / Before famous

He studied at the Art Students League of New York and was associated with the New York school art movement.

Family life info

He is the Colombian-born son of an American aviation pioneer who became the first person to fly over the Andes. He grew up with two brothers. His father was also a painter and poet.

Close relationship

Who is Boy (girl) friend/ wife (husband)/ darling Sculpting artist Knox Martin?
His work has been influenced by the art of post-Impressionist painter Paul Cezanne.

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Summary of Knox Martin profile

When was Sculpting artist Knox Martin born?
Knox Martin birthday 12-2-1923 (at the age of 101).
Where is Sculpting artist Knox Martin's birth place, what is Zodiac/Chinese Zodiac?
Knox Martin was born in Barranquilla, of Colombia. is a Sculpting artist, whose Zodiac is Aquarius, and who Chinese Zodiac is The Dog. Knox Martin's global rank is 26124 and whose rank is 5 in list of famous Sculpting artist.
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Events in 1923 and 12-2

Events in the world in the birth year of Knox Martin

  • Adolf Hitler's "Beer Hall Putsch" in Munich fails; in 1924 he is sentenced to five years in prison where he writes Mein Kampf . He is released after eight months.
  • Earthquake destroys one-third of Tokyo.
  • Occupation of Ruhr by French and Belgian troops to enforce reparations payments. Background: Holocaust Reparations

Birthday Knox Martin (12-2) in history

  • Day 12-2 year 1554: In just nine days, Lady Jane Gray, the queen of England, was executed for high treason. She is known by the nickname "Queen of Nine Days".
  • Day 12-2 year 1733: James Edward Oglethorpe led the first British colonists to Savannah, the first capital of Georgia. He later became the first governor of Georgia.
  • Day 12-2 year 1818: Chile formally proclaimed its independence from Spain.
  • Day 12-2 year 1870: The Utah Territory granted women the right to vote (revoked in 1887).
  • Day 12-2 year 1909: The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) was founded.
  • Day 12-2 year 1912: Pu Yi, the last emperor of the Manchu (Ch'ing) dynasty in China, renounced his throne following the establishment of a republic under Sun Yat-sen.
  • Day 12-2 year 1973: The first release of American prisoners of war from the Vietnam war took place.
  • Day 12-2 year 1999: The Senate voted to acquit President Clinton on charges of perjury and obstruction of justice.
  • Day 12-2 year 2002: Yugoslavian ex-president Slobodan Milosevic went on trial for war crimes.
  • Day 12-2 year 2010: The 2010 Winter Olympics opened in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The games got off to a tragic start when a luger from the Republic of Georgia, Nodar Kumaritashvili, dies tragically in a crash during training run.
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