FIND OUT ABOUT FAMOUS ARTISTS

This group is for hand-made lenses which focus on providing information about traditional and modern artists who are notable.

To be included:

* an artist must be NOTABLE and well known with work included in major museums and art galleries and
* the lens needs to be HAND-BUILT by somebody with a degree of expertise in finding information and art generally

In other words, ticking boxes as part of automated lens construction alone will not get your site into this group. If you think you'd like to submit your lens check out more information about the entry criteria at the end

Find out about Famous Artists

How to get your lens included in this group

Applications to join the group are encouraged - but please read the criteria for inclusion (in the last module at the bottom of the page).

I'm looking to include lenses from webmasters who can find information about famous artists under their own steam and like finding the sort of information which is not always easily gleaned from search engines which deliver 'popular' results.

'Famous' for the purposes of this group means recognised as prominent and notable by the major art world databases. Lenses which focus predominantly on the provision of information about prominent artists and famous can be included - subject to moderation. Criteria (see near bottom of page) will be refined as lens applications are reviewed. As a guide, this group will typically include artists similar to those already included.

Reasons why a lens might be excluded are also detailed in the criteria. Please note that this group is not for lenses which are used predominantly to market the artwork of individual contemporary artists who are not so well known - there are other Squidoo group for these artists.

In addition, squidwho lenses that predominantly feature automatic modules (Flickr; YouTube; etc) are very unlikely to be included.

Art History and the History of Art - Resources for Art Lovers

featured lens Art History & the History of Art - Resources for Art Lovers

This is about (1) Art History - the study of art over time and how this can be approached (2) The History of Art - the history of visual arts over time as seen through different artists, art periods and art movements. New links are being added added...

Contemporary British artists - paintings and fine art prints

featured lens David Hockney - Resources for Art Lovers

This lens is about David Hockney (1937-present) - one of Britain's greatest living artists. This site shares information about the life and art of David Hockney - museums, art galleries, exhibitions and websites where you can see his work; - websites...

featured lens Lucian Freud - Resources for Art Lovers

This site is about Lucian Freud (1922 - present) - possibly Britain's greatest living painter and portrait artist It shares information about the art of Lucian Freud - museums and art galleries, exhibitions and websites where you can see his work, b...

Modern and Contemporary British sculptors

featured lens Andy Goldsworthy - Resources for Art Lovers

Find out about Andy Goldsworthy (1956-present) - the British sculptor, photographer and environmentalist who produces site-specific sculpture and land art situated in natural and urban settings. This site shares information about - the art of Andy G...

featured lens Antony Gormley - Resources for Art Lovers

This lens is about Antony Gormley (1950-present) - the man who produced "Angel of the North" - a towering sculpture in Gateshead "Another Place" - figures on the sand at Crosby Beach, "Event Horizon" - figures on the rooftops of London buildings and...

featured lens Henry Moore - Resources for Art Lovers

Henry Moore (1898-1986) was an English artist and sculptor who was probably the most celebrated sculptor of the twentieth century. Works were often sculpted in bronze or marble, many are monumental and he is particularly well known for his reclining...

Famous British Artists in the History of Art

featured lens J.M.W. Turner - Resources for Art Lovers

This lens is about Joseph Mallord William Turner (1775-1851) - aka JMW Turner, one of Britain's greatest painters. It shares information about Turner's art - museums and art galleries, exhibitions and websites where you can see his work, books and ar...

featured lens Dame Laura Knight - Resources for Art Lovers

Laura Knight (1877-1970) was the first woman artist to be made a Dame of the British Empire. She was an Impressionist Painter who was also renowned for her drawing and graphical art skills. She was the first woman to be honoured with a retrospective...

Contemporary (living) American artists - paintings and fine art prints

featured lens Andrew Wyeth - Resources for Art Lovers

Andrew Wyeth (1917-present) is an American Contemporary Realist Painter who works mainly in watercolor and/or egg tempera. He is one of the USA's most popular and celebrated artists. This site provides an introduction to Andrew Wyeth and links to off...

featured lens Chuck Close - Resources for Art Lovers

This site is about the artist Chuck Close (1940-present). It shares information about the self-portraits, portrait paintings, prints and artwork of Chuck Close. You can find out about: - museums and art galleries, exhibitions and websites where you...

Contemporary American Sculptors

featured lens Chihuly: Glass Artist

Dale Chihuly has certainly made a name for himself as one of the world's most amazing designers of glass sculptures.  He creates mind-boggling pieces with colored glass, that have amazed millions young and old, and exhibited them in several coun...

Famous American Artists in the History of Art

featured lens Winslow Homer - Resources for Art Lovers

This lens is about Winslow Homer. It shares information about the art of Winslow Homer - museums and art galleries and exhibitions where you can see his work, books and articles about his artwork and other resources for artists wanting to improve the...

featured lens John Singer Sargent - Resources for Art Lovers

This lens is about John Singer Sargent - noted American painter, draftsman, portraitist, muralist and watercolorist. Links are being added added on a regular basis. Bookmark and share: see the "bookmark and share" section in the right hand column to...

featured lens Mary Cassatt - Resources for Art Lovers

This lens is about Mary Cassatt - the artist and Impressionist painter. It provides links to where you can: - find out more about Mary Cassatt's life - see images of Cassatt's paintings - either on-line or in museums and galleries around the world -...

featured lens James McNeill Whistler - Resources for Art Lovers

This lens is about James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903)- an American painter and print-maker who lived most of his life in Europe. It provides links to where you can: - find out more about Whistler's life - see images of Whistler's paintings - on-line...

featured lens Edward Hopper Paintings

Edward Hopper paintings: how Hopper achieves his disquieting images.

Famous American Artists in the History of Art

featured lens andy warhol

Andrew Warhola (August 6, 1928 - February 22, 1987), better known as Andy Warhol, was an artist who became a central figure in the movement known as Pop art.   Andy Warhol and fellow pop artist Billy Apple show their "products" during the...

featured lens Georgia O'Keeffe - Resources for Art Lovers

This lens is about Georgia O'Keefe (1887-1986) - her life and her artwork. It provides information about: - her life, her loves and her homes - where you can images of her art in museums and art galleries - online sites about her and her art; and - d...

featured lens NORMAN ROCKWELL - ARTIST

Had Norman Rockwell decided to run for President of the United States he might well have won. At the peak of his popularity, he was the best known artist in America and one of the most popular and recognizable celebrities as well. Rockwell was an ar...

Famous French Artists in the History of Art

featured lens Claude Monet - Resources for Art Lovers

This lens is about Claude Monet - the artist and one of the founders of French Impressionist painting. It provides links to where you can: - find out more about Monet's life - see images of Monet's paintings - on-line or in museums and galleries arou...

featured lens Paul Cézanne - Resources for Art Lovers

This lens is about Paul Cezanne (1839-1906). It shares information about: Cezanne's art; museums and art galleries, exhibitions and websites where you can see his work; books and articles about his artwork and his life and other resources for improvi...

Famous Dutch and Netherlandish Artists in the History of Art

featured lens Vincent Van Gogh - Resources for Art Lovers

This lens is about the artist Vincent Van Gogh. It shares information about - the life of Vincent Van Gogh - the art of Vincent Van Gogh - his drawings, watercolours and oil paintings - museums, art galleries and exhibitions where you can see Van Gog...

featured lens Rembrandt van Rijn - Resources for Art Lovers

This lens is about Rembrandt van Rijn (1606-1669). It shares information about Rembrandt's drawings, etchings, paintings and portraits; museums and art galleries and exhibitions where you can see his work, books and articles about his artwork and lin...

featured lens Jan van Eyck - Resources for Art Lovers

This lens is about Jan van Eyck, the 15th century artist who is frequently credited with inventing oil painting. He's an important painter of the Northern Renaissance. You can: - find out about Jan van Eyck's life - see images of van Eyck's paintings...

Famous Spanish Artists in the History of Art

featured lens Pablo Picasso - Resources for Art Lovers

This lens is about Pablo Ruiz Picasso (1881 - 1973). Picasso was a painter and sculptor who is still one of the most recognised and prominent figures in twentieth century art. It shares information about: - Picasso's art and the museums and art gall...

featured lens Goya - Resources for Art Lovers

This lens is about Francisco de Goya (1746 - 1828) - one of Spains's greatest painters. He's characterised as the last of the Old Masters and the Father of Modernism. It shares information about Goya's art - museums and art galleries, exhibitions an...

Famous Italian Artists in the History of Art

featured lens Leonardo Da Vinci - Artist, Inventor, Engineer

His full name is Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci, but most simply know him as Da Vinci or Leonardo Da Vinci. He was born on April 15, 1452 and died May 2, 1519. Most know him as a famous painter, but he was so much more.

featured lens Gian Lorenzo Bernini - The Great Sculptor of the Baroque

Gian Lorenzo Bernini was one of the sculptural geniuses of history.  His personal life and rivalry with Boromini was as exciting and famous as his sculpture and architecture.

featured lens Giovanni Piranesi - outstanding artist printmaker

Giovanni B. Piranesi was one of the most interesting and talented artists in history. His etchings stand alone in the history of art. When Giovanni Piranesi died on September 9. in 1778 his work comprised more than thousand etchings. Pirane...

Famous Scandinavian Artists

featured lens Vilhelm Hammershøi - Resources for Art Lovers

Vilhelm Hammershoi is a Danish artist who developed a very distinctive style of painting. This site provides links to information on the internet and in books about Vilhelm Hammershoi including links to where you can see images and read about his wor...

Famous Japanese Artists in the History of Art

featured lens Japanese Art and Artists - Resources for Art Lovers

This lens is assembling links to information about Japanese Art and Artists of the 18th and 19th centuries and images of their work in museums and art galleries, in online galleries and in books and videos. It is providing resource for a project abou...

featured lens Hokusai - Resources for Art Lovers

This lens is about Hokusai (1760-1849)and images of his work in museums and art galleries, in online galleries and in books and videos. It provided support for a project about Japanese Art in Making A Mark in 2008.  This included looking at the...

featured lens Hiroshige - Resources for Art Lovers

The site is about the famous Japanese ukiyo-e artist Hiroshige (1797-1858) who was most famous for his landscape prints. It provides links to information and images of his work and prints in museums and art galleries, in online galleries and in books...

Modern and Contemporary Vietnamese Artists

featured lens Early Masters of Vietnamese Contemporary Art

Modern Vietnamese art is young: it just came into being in the late 20s of the 20th century. However, it has the masters who command respect from all connoisseurs. Those men have created niches of their own and given Vietnam...

Famous Botanical Artists in the History of Art

featured lens Maria Sibylla Merian - Resources for botanical art lovers

Maria Sibylla Merian was a Naturalist and Botanical Illustrator and is rated as being one of the greatest ever botanical artists. This site will be of interest to all botanical artists and all those who enjoy botanical art and natural history. This...

Making A Mark

Katherine Tyrrell's blog about: - Making marks with pastels, pencils and pen and ink - Creating new drawings and paintings - Influences on developing both artwork and art careers - Interviews with artists - Information about resources for artists and art lovers ....and best viewed in Firefox

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Criteria for inclusion in "Artists we want to know more about"

What's in and what's not

Applications to join the group are encouraged.

Lenses which focus predominantly on the provision of information about prominent artists can be included - subject to moderation. Criteria will be refined as lens applications are reviewed. Typically the lens will include artists similar to those already included.

This group focuses on providing information rather than selling and consequently your request to join the group may be rejected if one of the following is applicable:
1) its scope falls outside the scope of this group (see above)
2) the lens does not emphasise the provision of good quality information about artists covered by this group (ie the majority of content is non-commercial links)
3) the lens is not yet well developed - reapply when it is. This includes lens which contain mainly commercially oriented links.
4) the lens is predominantly about selling books and/or posters and prints of work by the artists included
5) the lens focuses mainly on marketing the work of a contemporary artist who is not yet recognised by the art world as a famous/prominent/notable/major artist. If I don't know an artist I use the major artist database sites to check status (this does not include Wikipedia). There are other groups on Squidoo for such artists - please consult the list of groups for Arts & Literature.
6) the lens belongs to a webmaster who has done little more than tick boxes which then deliver modules which are automatically generated. There is too little evidence of personal research and/or discrimination in the information and resources provided. In other words it could have been generated by a computer! This group will only feature lenses which show some evidence of assessment of available links and information.

Feedback will be provided to all lenses which fail to get admission for reasons other than as stated above.

In addition, if I'm not sure about whether your lens fits with others in the group, I'm likely to look at other lenses you have produced to see what they say about your interests and expertise.

Comments and Feedback

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* All suggestions about the inclusion of websites will be reviewed but will only be published if the website is added.
* This site does not substitute for a search engine in relation to questions about any artist you want to find out about.

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