1939 in art

1939 in art

List of years in Art

Events

*First of the "Madeline" books, illustrated by Ludwig Bemelmans
*Release of "Detective Comics" #27, the debut of Batman

Awards

*Archibald Prize: Max Meldrum - "The Hon G J Bell, Speaker of the House of Representatives"

Works

*Paul Delvaux - "The Phases of the Moon I"
*Aaron Douglas - "Power Plant, Harlem"
*Julio González, "Monsieur Cactus"
*Fernand Léger - "Adam and Eve"

Births

*17 March - Jim Gary, American sculptor (d.2006).
*1 April - Spider Martin, photographer (d.2003).
*8 April - Trina Schart Hyman, American illustrator of children's books (d.2004).
*25 April - Patrick Anson, 5th Earl of Lichfield, English photographer (d.2005).
*2 November - Richard Serra, sculptor.
*23 December - Nancy Graves, American sculptor, painter and printmaker (d.1996).

Deaths

*April 11 - S. S. Van Dine, art critic (b. 1888)
*June 3 - Sir Philip Sassoon, art collector (b. 1888)
*June 23 - Mark Gertler, painter (b. 1891)
*July 21 - Ambroise Vollard, art dealer (b. 1866)
*September 18 - Gwen John (b. 1876), painter, sister of Augustus John
*December 1 - Jorma Gallen-Kallela, painter (b. 1898)
*December 14 - Helene Kröller-Müller, art collector (b. 1869)
*December 25 - Margrethe Mather, photographer and painter (b. 1886)
* Jessica Dismorr, Vorticist painter (b. 1885)
* Arthur Rackham, illustrator (b. 1867)


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