Today in Art Director History
Art Topics: Art Collector - Art Critic - Art Dealer - Art Historian - Calligrapher - Comic Artist - Engraver - Etcher - Graphic Artist - Impressionism - Lithographer - Painter - Sculptor - Surrealism
Historical Events
Events 1 - 1 of 1
1996-07-01 - Placido Domingo becomes art director of Washington Opera
Famous Birthdays
Birthdays 1 - 11 of 11
1893-03-23 - Cedric Gibbons, American art director (d. 1960)
1908-02-28 - Alexander Golitzen, American art director (d. 2005)
1909-10-10 - Robert F. Boyle, American production designer and art director
1914-04-17 - George W. Davis, American art director (d. 1984)
1915-03-17 - Henry Bumstead, American art director (d. 2006)
1920-01-27 - John Box, British film production designer and art director (d. 2005)
1934-10-08 - J Carter Brown, Providence RI, art director (Wash National Gallery)
1943-02-26 - Dante Ferretti, Italian art director and costume designer
1962-03-06 - Valerie French, American animatronics art director
1970-02-27 - Matthias Lechner, German art director
1971-01-09 - Yusuke Naora, Japanese game art director
Famous Weddings
Weddings 1 - 2 of 2
1940-09-25 - "Sullivan's Travels" actress Veronica Lake (18) weds American motion picture art director and set designer John S. Detlie (31)
2003-05-24 - Actor and film director Kenneth Branagh (42) weds film art director Lindsay Brunnock in a secret ceremony
Famous Deaths
Deaths 1 - 6 of 6
1960-07-26 - Cedric Gibbons, American art director (b. 1893)
1994-10-17 - Rik van Bentum, painter/art director of Paradiso, dies at 57
2003-07-21 - Walter M. "Matt" Jefferies, American film art director (b. 1921)
2005-03-07 - John Box, British film production designer and art director (b. 1920)
2005-07-26 - Alexander Golitzen, American art director (b. 1908)
2006-05-24 - Henry Bumstead, American art director (b. 1915)
