The Significants

Sometimes this is about art. This is about emotion, philosophy, reason, and the people who create.
Mon May 28
Sun May 27
Sylvia Plath

Sylvia Plath

Sat May 26
Fri May 25
Anne Frank

Anne Frank

Thu May 24
Mark Twain

Mark Twain

Wed May 23
Maya Angelou, poet

Maya Angelou, poet

Tue May 22
Mon May 21
Willa Cather, author of “My Antonía”

Willa Cather, author of “My Antonía”

Harriett Beecher Stowe, authoress of Uncle Tom’s Cabin

Harriett Beecher Stowe, authoress of Uncle Tom’s Cabin

Mon May 7
Sir Peter Paul Rubens (28 June 1577 – 30 May 1640), was a Flemish Baroque painter, and a proponent of an extravagant Baroque style that emphasised movement, colour, and sensuality. He is well-known for his Counter-Reformation altarpieces, portraits, landscapes, and history paintings of mythological and allegorical subjects.

Sir Peter Paul Rubens (28 June 1577 – 30 May 1640), was a Flemish Baroque painter, and a proponent of an extravagant Baroque style that emphasised movement, colour, and sensuality. He is well-known for his Counter-Reformation altarpieces, portraits, landscapes, and history paintings of mythological and allegorical subjects.

Sun May 6
Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841–1919) was a French artist who was a leading painter in the development of the Impressionist style. As a celebrator of beauty, and especially feminine sensuality, it has been said that “Renoir is the final representative of a tradition which runs directly from Rubens to Watteau.”

Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841–1919) was a French artist who was a leading painter in the development of the Impressionist style. As a celebrator of beauty, and especially feminine sensuality, it has been said that “Renoir is the final representative of a tradition which runs directly from Rubens to Watteau.”

Sat May 5
Pierre Puvis de Chavannes - The Dream

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes - The Dream

Fri May 4
Pierre Puvis de Chavannes - The Poor Fisherman

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes - The Poor Fisherman

Thu May 3
Pierre Puvis de Chavannes (14 December 1824 – 24 October 1898) was a French painter.

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes (14 December 1824 – 24 October 1898) was a French painter.

Wed May 2
Maurice Utrillo (December 1883 -November 1955) was born Maurice Valadon to the famous painter Suzanne Valadon. He was a French painter who specialized in cityscapes.

Maurice Utrillo (December 1883 -November 1955) was born Maurice Valadon to the famous painter Suzanne Valadon. He was a French painter who specialized in cityscapes.