MODERN ARTISTS

He is famous for his politically themed stencil street art and his identity remains unknown.

This artist was known for dripping and splattering paint on canvases.

Painted anxiety, emotional suffering and vulnerability, most famous painting was “The Scream”.

He created large sculptures of everyday objects. He did the Crusoe Umbrella in Des Moines.

Artist was best known for his prints of tessellations and optical illusions.

Artist would take "ready-made" objects, sign them and put them in art shows.

Created self portrait sculptures and founded Funk Art, a strand of Californian Pop Art.

Famous for Surrealism and painted from hallucinations, known for "The Persistence of Memory".

Famous for her sculptures, an influential Civil Rights activist and an art educator in Harlem.

The most influential artist of the 20th century and famous for pioneering Cubism.

Inspired by comic strips’ Ben-Day dots of American pop culture and the art world itself.

One of the best oil and watercolor painters famous for seascapes and other maritime paintings.

This artist was born in Iowa and painted landscapes. His most famous work was “American Gothic”

A pioneer of Abstract Modern art exploiting color, lines and shapes.

This artist would paint closeups of flowers and objects from the Southwest desert.

Painted the isolation of individuals in the big city. His most famous work was "Nighthawks".

Created fast-paced, illegal street art with cutting cultural commentary using graffiti cartoons

This artist pioneered the Pop art movement and was famous for the "Campbells Soup Can".

Didn't become famous for her Street Photography until someone developed her lost rolls of film.