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Gong Xian
Gong Xian was the most important artist of the group known as the Eight Masters of Nanjing. He spent most of his......
Gorey, Edward
Edward Gorey was an American writer, illustrator, and designer, noted for his arch humour and gothic sensibility.......
Goscinny, René
René Goscinny was a French writer who is best known for the comic strip “Astérix”, which he created with illustrator......
Gossart, Jan
Jan Gossart was a Netherlandish painter who was one of the first artists to introduce the style of the Italian......
Gould, Chester
Chester Gould was an American cartoonist who created “Dick Tracy,” the detective-action comic strip that became......
Govardhan
Govardhan was a noted Mughal painter born into imperial service. He was the son of a Hindu painter, Bhavani Das.......
Goya, Francisco
Francisco Goya was a Spanish artist whose paintings, drawings, and engravings reflected contemporary historical......
Goyen, Jan van
Jan van Goyen was a painter and etcher, one of the most gifted landscapists in the Netherlands during the early......
Gozzoli, Benozzo
Benozzo Gozzoli was an early Italian Renaissance painter whose masterpiece, a fresco cycle in the chapel of the......
Graf, Urs
Urs Graf was a Swiss draftsman, engraver, and goldsmith, known for his drawings, woodcuts, and etchings. The son......
graffiti
graffiti, form of visual communication, usually illegal, involving the unauthorized marking of public space by......
Graham, Bob
Bob Graham is an Australian author, illustrator, and creator of picture books for children. Graham received several......
Grandville
Grandville was a French caricaturist who is admired as a fantasist and proto-Surrealist. His big-headed people,......
Grant, Duncan
Duncan Grant was an innovative British Post-Impressionist painter and designer. He was one of the first English......
graphic art
graphic art, traditional category of fine arts, including any form of visual artistic expression (e.g., painting,......
graphic novel
graphic novel, in American and British usage, a type of text combining words and images—essentially a comic, although......
gravure printing
gravure printing, photomechanical intaglio process in which the image to be printed consists of depressions or......
Gray, Harold
Harold Gray was an American cartoonist and creator of “Little Orphan Annie,” one of the most popular comic strips......
Greco, El
El Greco was a master of Spanish painting, whose highly individual dramatic and expressionistic style met with......
Greco, Emilio
Emilio Greco was an Italian sculptor of bronze and marble figurative works, primarily female nudes and portraits.......
Greenaway, Kate
Kate Greenaway was an English artist and book illustrator known for her original and charming children’s books.......
greeting card
greeting card, an illustrated message that expresses, either seriously or humorously, affection, good will, gratitude,......
Greuze, Jean-Baptiste
Jean-Baptiste Greuze was a French genre and portrait painter who initiated a mid-18th-century vogue for sentimental......
Groening, Matt
Matt Groening is an American cartoonist and animator who created the comic strip Life in Hell (1980–2012) and the......
Gropper, William
William Gropper was an editorial cartoonist, illustrator, and painter whose main concern was the human tragedy......
Gros, Antoine-Jean
Antoine-Jean Gros was a French Romantic painter principally remembered for his historical pictures depicting significant......
Grosz, George
George Grosz was a German artist whose caricatures and paintings provided some of the most vitriolic social criticism......
Grünewald, Matthias
Matthias Grünewald was one of the greatest German painters of his age, whose works on religious themes achieve......
Gu Kaizhi
Gu Kaizhi was one of the earliest many-faceted artists in China, he probably set new standards for figure painting.......
Guamán Poma de Ayala, Felipe
Felipe Guamán Poma de Ayala was an Inca nobleman who wrote and illustrated El primer nueva corónica y buen gobierno......
Guillaumin, Armand
Armand Guillaumin was a French landscape painter and lithographer who was a member of the Impressionist group.......
Guisewite, Cathy
Cathy Guisewite is an American cartoonist who created the long-running comic strip Cathy (1976–2010). Guisewite......
Gulbransson, Olaf
Olaf Gulbransson was an illustrator identified with the German satirists of the early 20th century and noted for......
Guo Xi
Guo Xi was one of the most famous artists of the Northern Song period in China. Guo’s collected notes on landscape......
Guro, Yelena Genrikhovna
Yelena Genrikhovna Guro was a Russian painter, graphic artist, book illustrator, poet, and prose writer who developed......
Guys, Constantin
Constantin Guys was a cartoonist and comic illustrator who depicted the fashionable world of the French Second......
Gág, Wanda Hazel
Wanda Hazel Gág was an American artist and author whose dynamic visual style imbued the often commonplace subjects......
Gérard, François
François Gérard was a Neoclassical painter best known for his portraits of celebrated European personalities, particularly......
Géricault, Théodore
Théodore Géricault was a painter who exerted a seminal influence on the development of Romantic art in France.......
Hall, Joyce C.
Joyce C. Hall was an American businessman, cofounder and chief executive (1910–66) of Hallmark Cards, Inc., the......
Hals, Frans
Frans Hals was a great 17th-century portraitist of the Dutch bourgeoisie of Haarlem, where he spent practically......
Hamilton, Gavin
Gavin Hamilton was a Scottish-born painter of scenes from history, portraitist, archaeologist, and art dealer who......
Harding, Chester
Chester Harding was an American painter of Romantic portraits of prominent American and English figures from the......
Hargreaves, Roger
Roger Hargreaves was a British cartoonist who created whimsical characters best known in the popular “Mr. Men”......
Haring, Keith
Keith Haring was an American graphic artist and designer who popularized some of the strategies and impulses of......
Harpignies, Henri
Henri Harpignies was a French landscape painter and engraver whose finest works include watercolours showing the......
Hartley, Marsden
Marsden Hartley was a U.S. painter who, after extensive travels had brought him into contact with a variety of......
Hasegawa Tōhaku
Hasegawa Tōhaku was a Japanese painter of the Azuchi-Momoyama period (1574–1600) and the founder of the Hasegawa......
Hassam, Childe
Childe Hassam was a painter and printmaker, one of the foremost exponents of French Impressionism in American art.......
hatching
hatching, technique used by draftsmen, engravers, and other artists who use mediums that do not allow blending......
Havell, Robert, Jr.
Robert Havell, Jr. was an American landscape painter and printmaker who engraved many of the plates for John James......
Heade, Martin Johnson
Martin Johnson Heade was an American painter known for his seascapes and still-life paintings and associated with......
Healy, George
George Healy was an American academic painter of highly realistic portraits. The son of an Irish sea captain who......
Heckel, Erich
Erich Heckel was a German painter, printmaker, and sculptor who was one of the founding members of Die Brücke (“The......
Heemskerck, Maerten van
Maerten van Heemskerck was one of the leading Mannerist painters in 16th-century Holland working in the Italianate......
Held, John, Jr.
John Held, Jr. was a cartoonist whose work epitomized the “jazz age” of the 1920s in the United States. At the......
Helnaes Stone
Helnaes Stone, runic monument found at Fyn, Den., in 1860; it is among the oldest inscriptions with so-called Danish......
Helst, Bartholomeus van der
Bartholomeus van der Helst was a Dutch Baroque painter who was one of the leading portraitists of Amsterdam in......
Henner, Jean-Jacques
Jean-Jacques Henner was a French painter, best known for his sensuous pictures of nymphs and naiads in vague landscape......
Henri, Florence
Florence Henri was an American-born Swiss photographer and painter associated with the Bauhaus and best known for......
Henri, Robert
Robert Henri was an urban realist painter, a leader of The Eight and the Ashcan School and one of the most influential......
Herblock
Herblock was an American editorial cartoonist who won Pulitzer Prizes in 1942, 1954, and 1979. Herblock’s first......
Hergé
Hergé was a Belgian cartoonist who created the comic strip hero Tintin, a teenage journalist. Over the next 50......
Herriman, George
George Herriman was an American cartoonist who created Krazy Kat, a comic strip whose originality in terms of fantasy,......
Heyden, Jan van der
Jan van der Heyden was a leading painter of cityscapes in late-17th-century Holland, especially known for his views......
Hicks, Edward
Edward Hicks was an American primitive, or folk, painter known for his naive depictions of the farms and landscape......
Highmore, Joseph
Joseph Highmore was an English portrait and genre painter who was stylistically associated with the English Rococo.......
Hilliard, Nicholas
Nicholas Hilliard was the first great native-born English painter of the Renaissance. His lyrical portraits raised......
Hiragushi Denchū
Hiragushi Denchū was a sculptor who worked to preserve traditional Japanese wood-carving methods. Hiragushi set......
Hiroshige
Hiroshige was a Japanese artist, one of the last great ukiyo-e (“pictures of the floating world”) masters of the......
Hirschfeld, Al
Al Hirschfeld was an American caricature artist, especially known for his drawings appearing in The New York Times,......
Hobbema, Meindert
Meindert Hobbema was a Dutch painter, one of the most important Baroque landscapists of the Dutch school. He lived......
Hockney, David
David Hockney is an English painter, draftsman, printmaker, photographer, and stage designer whose works are characterized......
Hodler, Ferdinand
Ferdinand Hodler was one of the most important Swiss painters of the late 19th and early 20th century. He was orphaned......
Hoffman, Malvina
Malvina Hoffman was an American sculptor, remembered for her portraiture and for her unique sculptural contribution......
Hogarth, William
William Hogarth was the first great English-born artist to attract admiration abroad, best known for his moral......
Hokinson, Helen
Helen Hokinson was an American cartoonist best known for her gently satirical drawings of plump, slightly bewildered......
Hokusai
Hokusai was a Japanese master artist and printmaker of the ukiyo-e (“pictures of the floating world”) school. His......
Holbein, Hans, The Elder
Hans Holbein, the Elder was a German painter associated with the Augsburg school. He was the senior member of a......
Holbein, Hans, the Younger
Hans Holbein the Younger was a German painter, draftsman, and designer, renowned for the precise rendering of his......
Hollar, Wenceslaus
Wenceslaus Hollar was a Bohemian etcher whose works are a rich source of information about the 17th century. Hollar......
Homer, Winslow
Winslow Homer was an American painter whose works, particularly those on marine subjects, are among the most powerful......
Hongren
Hongren was the foremost painter of the Anhui (Xinan) school, a centre of painting in southeast China during the......
Hoppner, John
John Hoppner was a painter of the English portrait school during the late 18th and early 19th centuries who emulated......
Houbraken, Jacobus
Jacobus Houbraken was the leading portrait engraver in 18th-century Holland. The son of the painter and art writer......
Houdon, Jean-Antoine
Jean-Antoine Houdon was a French sculptor whose religious and mythological works are definitive expressions of......
Housebook, Master of the
Master of the Housebook was an anonymous late Gothic painter and engraver who was one of the outstanding early......
Huang Gongwang
Huang Gongwang was the oldest of the group of Chinese painters later known as the Four Masters of the Yuan dynasty......
Huang Tingjian
Huang Tingjian was a Chinese poet and calligrapher esteemed as the founder of the Jiangxi school of poetry. Born......
Huber, Wolf
Wolf Huber was an Austrian painter, draftsman, and printmaker who was one of the principal artists associated with......
Hudson, Thomas
Thomas Hudson was an English portrait painter, who forms an important link in the apostolic succession of English......
Huizong
Huizong was the temple name (miaohao) of the eighth and penultimate emperor (reigned 1100–1125/26) of the Bei (Northern)......
Hunt, William Morris
William Morris Hunt was a Romantic painter who created a fashion in the United States for the luminous, atmospheric......
Hurd, Peter
Peter Hurd was a U.S. painter, printmaker, and illustrator in the regional realist tradition. Hurd attended the......
Hŏ Ryŏn
Hŏ Ryŏn was a well-known Korean painter and calligrapher. Immensely popular in his time, Hŏ resisted the nationalizing......
Ibn al-Bawwāb
Ibn al-Bawwāb was an Arabic calligrapher of the ʿAbbāsid Age (750–1258) who reputedly invented the cursive rayḥānī......
Ibn Muqlah
Ibn Muqlah was one of the foremost calligraphers of the ʿAbbāsid Age (750–1258), reputed inventor of the first......
Ike Taiga
Ike Taiga was a painter of the mid-Edo (Tokugawa) period (1603–1867) who, together with Yosa Buson, established......
India ink
India ink, black pigment in the form of sticks that are moistened before use in drawing and lettering, or the fluid......

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