Claes Oldenburg was a famous Swedish born American Pop Art sculptor and installation artist. He is best known for his soft sculptures and his oversized outdoor sculptures of everyday items like ice cream cones and garden spades. Famous Claes Oldenburg sculptures include “Spoonbridge and Cherry", “Clothespin”, "Two Cheeseburgers, with Everything", "Giant Soft Fan", "The Bottle … [Read more...] about Claes Oldenburg Quotes on Art
American Artists
Browse our list of famous American artists and creatives who were born or spent much of their life living in the United States of America. Includes painters, photographers, sculptors, print makers, and more. See the Art in America section for a more specific type of artist.
- Jean-Michel Basquiat - - Art Quotes
Famous African American artist known for his bold expressionist works. - Alexander Calder - - Sculpture Quotes
Popular American sculptor known for abstract mobiles, wire portraits, and monumental public sculpture. - Mary Cassatt - - Art Quotes
Popular American female painter and printmaker of domestic scenes and portraits of women. - Chuck Close - - Art Quotes
Famous American painter, printmaker and photographer known for his large portrait paintings. - Elaine de Kooning - - Art Quotes
Notable abstract expressionist American female painter known for her portraits and abstract works. - Willem de Kooning - - Art Quotes
Famous Dutch-born American Abstract Expressionist painter known for his Woman series of paintings. - Jim Dine - - Art Quotes
Notable American painter, draftsman and printmaker known for his hearts, bathrobes and tools. - Thomas Eakins - - Art Quotes
Notable American realist painter, sculptor and photographer of the nude and portraits. - Ron English - - Art Quotes
Popular American artist, illustrator, activist, designer and political artist of the Popaganda business. - Shepard Fairey - - Art Quotes
Famous American street artist, printmaker, illustrator, activist, and political artist known for his OBEY and HOPE posters. - Helen Frankenthaler - - Art Quotes
American abstract expressionist female artist known for her large fluid abstractions. - Keith Haring - - Art Quotes
Famous American LGBT artist and muralist influenced by the pop art movement and graffiti. - Edward Hopper - - Art Quotes
Notable American realist painter, draftsman, printmaker and watercolorist depicting modern life in America. - Jasper Johns - - Art Quotes
Notable American pop artist, painter and printmaker known for his US flag paintings. - Franz Kline - - Art Quotes
American abstract expressionist artist known for his large black and white gestural paintings. - Jeff Koons - - Art Quotes
Famous American pop kitsch painter and sculptor known for his large shiny works that sell for record prices at auction. - Lee Krasner - - Art Quotes
Famous American abstract expressionist painter who was married to Jackson Pollock. - Jacob Lawrence - - Art Quotes
Notable black artist depicting the struggles of African-Americans in the 20th century. - Roy Lichtenstein - - Art Quotes
American painter, sculptor and printmaker best known for his comic book style pop art paintings. - Joan Mitchell - - Art Quotes
Notable American female abstract artist associated with abstract expressionism. - Robert Motherwell - - Art Quotes
20th century American abstract expressionist painter and printmaker. - Alice Neel - - Art Quotes
Famous American feminist artist and portrait painter. - Barnett Newman - - Art Quotes
American abstract expressionist and color field painter known for his minimalist abstract paintings. - Isamu Noguchi - - Art Quotes
Famous American sculptor, furniture designer and landscape architect. - Georgia O'Keefe - - Art Quotes
Notable American female artist famous for her erotic flower paintings and landscapes. - Claus Oldenburg - - Art Quotes
Swedish American sculptor and artist known for his soft sculptures and monumental outdoor sculptures. - Jackson Pollock - - Art Quotes
Famous American abstract expressionist painter known for his large drip paintings. - Robert Rauschenberg - - Art Quotes
Famous American painter, printmaker and collagist known for his pop art inspired combine paintings. - James Rosenquist - - Art Quotes
Famous American painter known for his large scale billboard influenced pop art paintings. - Susan Rothenberg - - Art Quotes
Notable American contemporary painter and printmaker famous for her depictions of horses. - Mark Rothko - - Art Quotes
Latvian born American abstract expressionist painter known for his large color field paintings. - Robert Ryman - - Art Quotes
American abstract painter known for his minimalist white square abstract paintings. - Frank Stella - - Art Quotes
Famous American abstract painter, printmaker and sculptor. - Wayne Thiebaud - - Art Quotes
Popular American painter, draftsman and printmaker known for his colorful images of popular culture. - Cy Twombly - - Art Quotes
Famous American artist who also lived in Italy. Created expressive childlike drawings and paintings. - Andy Warhol - - Art Quotes
Famous 20th century artist and leading proponent of the pop art movement in the United States. - James McNeill Whistler - - Art Quotes
Notable American portrait painter of the iconic "Whistler's Mother" painting. - Grant Wood - - Art Quotes
Famous American realist or regionalist who created the iconic American Gothic painting. - Christopher Wool - - Art Quotes
Popular American abstract painter and sculptor known for his text paintings, gray abstract works and wire sculptures. - Andrew Wyeth - - Art Quotes
Famous American realist artist of portraits, interiors and the landscapes of Pennsylvania.
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Keith Haring Quotes on Art
Keith Haring is a famous American Pop artist and muralist. He is best known for his stylized drawings and pop culture inspired works that were influenced by his background in graffiti art. Famous Keith Haring works include “Radiant Baby”, "Crack is Wack", “Andy Mouse”, "Tuttomondo", "Dancing Dogs", "Silence = Death", and many of his record selling paintings were simply called … [Read more...] about Keith Haring Quotes on Art
Jacob Lawrence Quotes on Art
Jacob Lawrence is a famous African-American artist. He is best known for his depictions of black culture in America. Famous Jacob Lawrence works include “In the North the Negro had better educational facilities”, "Harriet Tubman Series", “Pool Parlor” and "Blind Beggars". Mini biography: Born Jacob Armstead Lawrence on the 7th of September, 1917 in Atlantic City, New Jersey, … [Read more...] about Jacob Lawrence Quotes on Art
Mark Rothko Quotes on Art
Mark Rothko is a famous American Abstract Expressionist painter. He is best known for his large scale color field abstract paintings that dealt with some of the most elemental aspects of a picture like color and composition. Famous Mark Rothko works include “Black in Deep Red”, "White Center", “Orange and Tan” and many of his late period paintings were simply called … [Read more...] about Mark Rothko Quotes on Art
Thomas Eakins Quotes on Art
Thomas Eakins is a famous American realist painter and photographer. He is best known for his portraits, nudes, landscapes and water scenes. He produced oil paintings, watercolors, photography, sculpture, and drawings. Famous Thomas Eakins works include “Max Schmitt in a Single Scull”, "The Gross Clinic", “The Swimming Hole”, “The Cello Player”, "Taking the Count", and … [Read more...] about Thomas Eakins Quotes on Art
Jeff Koons Quotes on Art
Jeff Koons is an American conceptual artist who works with a team of artists to create his works. He is best known for his pop culture inspired works of celebrities and everyday items that sell for record prices at art auctions worldwide. He has produced paintings, sculptures, prints, found objects, major outdoor works, and works on paper. Famous Jeff Koons works include … [Read more...] about Jeff Koons Quotes on Art
Andy Warhol Biography
Famous American artist and one of the most influential artists of the twentieth century. Andy Warhol used images from popular culture like advertising, mass produced products and celebrities. He produced paintings, drawings, prints, sculpture, photographs and films. Here's some Andy Warhol Quotes and Sayings. Famous Andy Warhol artworks include “Campbell’s Soup Can I”, “Marilyn … [Read more...] about Andy Warhol Biography
Georgia O’Keeffe Quotes on Art
Georgia O'Keeffe was an American painter of abstracted floral forms and the arid landscapes of New Mexico. She is best known for her large abstract paintings and collages. She produced paintings, watercolors, prints, and works on paper. Famous Georgia O'Keeffe paintings include “Jimson Weed”, “Blue and Green Music”, “Ram's Head White Hollyhock and Little Hills”, “Red Canna”, … [Read more...] about Georgia O’Keeffe Quotes on Art
Lee Krasner Quotes on Art
Lee Krasner was an American abstract expressionist painter who was married to Jackson Pollock. She is best known for her large abstract paintings and collages. She produced paintings, collages, prints, and works on paper. Famous Lee Krasner paintings include “Imperative”, “Gold Stone”, “Polar Stampede”, “Number 3 (Untitled)”, and “Night Creatures”. Mini biography: Born … [Read more...] about Lee Krasner Quotes on Art
Franz Kline Quotes on Art
Franz Kline was an American abstract painter linked to the abstract expressionist movement and the action painters. He is best known for his gestural black strokes of paint on white backgrounds which are almost calligraphic in nature. He produced paintings, collages, and works on paper. Famous Franz Kline paintings include “Shenandoah”, “Flanders”, “Green Cross”, “New York, … [Read more...] about Franz Kline Quotes on Art
Jackson Pollock Quotes on Art
Jackson Pollock was one of the leading abstract expressionist artists of the twentieth century. He is best known for his large scale abstract drip paintings that were created on the ground, horizontally, using his own drip technique. He produced paintings and works on paper. Famous Jackson Pollock paintings include “Troubled Queen”, “Male and Female”, “Alchemy”, "Blue Poles", … [Read more...] about Jackson Pollock Quotes on Art
Jean-Michel Basquiat Quotes about Art
Jean-Michel Basquiat was a Neo-expressionist painter who brought the street into the art gallery. He first started being noticed with his SAMO graffiti tags that he and fellow graffiti artist Al Diaz placed around the streets of downtown Manhattan. Basquiat was an art star for a brief moment while he was alive but unfortunately his life ended prematurely. His works have sold … [Read more...] about Jean-Michel Basquiat Quotes about Art
Cy Twombly Quotes on Art
Cy Twombly is one of the highest selling artists in recent times and has influenced many contemporary painters. Twombly is known for his large gestural works that are part scribble and part calligraphy. His earlier works were much more incoherent scribbles or very uniform in nature, but his later works were much more refined and ordered yet still very free and expressive. The … [Read more...] about Cy Twombly Quotes on Art