20th+Century

These Artists are contemporary (of this era), and they are all very different! Untitled, 1985 Keith Haring, American || Untitled, 1988 Keith Haring, American || Cow's Skull Georgia O'Keefe, American || Oriental Poppies, 1928 Georgia O'Keefe, American || Big Self Portrait, 1968 Chuck Close || Lucas Chuck Close || Ascending and Descending M.C. Escher || Reptiles M.C. Escher ||
 * Kieth Haring was an artist and social activist who created New York Street Art. He began illegally painting graffiti style artwork in the subways of New York City, and is now recognized worldwide. ||
 * [[image:har1985.jpg width="331" height="418"]]
 * Georgia O'Keefe isa major figure in American Art, beginning in the 1920's. She was influenced by modern art movements, but she also has a traditional approach to her paintings. She was even more influenced by the world around her, espeically nature and the Southwest. ||
 * [[image:okeefecowsskull.jpg width="315" height="348"]]
 * Chuck Close is possibly the most famous and well respected artist alive! He has created so many different portraits, from super photo realistic to extremely distorted. A tragic blood clot left him a quadriplegic early in his career, but he has let nothing hold him back. ||
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 * M.C. Escher is most famous for his "impossible structures," such as //Ascending and Descending// (below), his tesselations, and of course his amazing technical skill in drawing. ||
 * [[image:escherascending.jpg width="341" height="405"]]

Chuck Close Chuckclose.com, at the MoMA , overview with links , info at CGFA,

M.C. Escher Official Website, Bio and Images at CGFA,

Kieth Haring Bio, Subway Drawings

Georgia O'Keefe O'Keefe Museum, at the MoMA, at the Met, bio and Images on CGFA,