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| *[[1557]] - [[Alfred H. Barr, Jr.]] (January 2, 1902 – August 15, 1981), known as Alfred H. Barr, Jr., was an American art historian and the first director of the Museum of Modern Art in New York City. | *[[1557]] - [[Alfred H. Barr, Jr.]] (January 2, 1902 – August 15, 1981), known as Alfred H. Barr, Jr., was an American art historian and the first director of the Museum of Modern Art in New York City. | ||
| *[[1557]] - [[Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg]] Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg (January 2, 1783-July 22, 1853) was a Danish painter. | *[[1557]] - [[Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg]] Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg (January 2, 1783-July 22, 1853) was a Danish painter. | ||
| - | *[[1557]] - [[Charles Willeford]] | + | *[[1557]] - [[Charles Willeford]] (January 2, 1919 – March 27 1988) was an American writer. An author of fiction, poetry, autobiography, and literary criticism, Willeford is best known for his series of novels featuring hardboiled detective Hoke Moseley. The first Hoke Moseley book, Miami Blues (1984), |
| *[[1557]] - [[Rutebeuf]] | *[[1557]] - [[Rutebeuf]] | ||
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Art and culture
Births
- 1896 - Dziga Vertov, Russian filmmaker (d. 1954)
- 1920 - Isaac Asimov, Russian-born author (d. 1992)
- 1938 - Ian Brady, British serial killer
- 1961 - Todd Haynes, American film director
Deaths
- 1557 - Pontormo, Italian painter (b. 1494)
- 1917 - Edward Burnett Tylor, English anthropologist (b. 1832)
- 1950 - Emil Jannings, Swiss actor (b. 1884)
Notes
- 1557 - Robert Smithson (January 2, 1938–July 20, 1973) was an American artist famous for his land art.
- 1557 - Johann Kaspar Lavater (November 15, 1741 - January 2, 1801) was a Swiss poet and physiognomist. His Essays on Physiognomy, 1792 feature drawings which are today considered examples of grotesque and fantastic art .
- 1557 - Charles Beaumont (January 2, 1929 – February 21, 1967) was a prolific U.S. author of speculative fiction and horror short stories, beginning in 1951. He frequently wrote for The Twilight Zone TV series, as well as the screenplay for 7 Faces of Dr. Lao and The Masque of the Red Death. His most acclaimed work is The Intruder.
- 1557 - Willard Maas (b. 1906 or 1911; d. January 2, 1971) was an American experimental filmmaker and poet. (Blow Job)
- 1557 - David Bailey (born January 2, 1938 in Leytonstone, London) is a celebrated and famous English photographer.
- 1557 - Alfred H. Barr, Jr. (January 2, 1902 – August 15, 1981), known as Alfred H. Barr, Jr., was an American art historian and the first director of the Museum of Modern Art in New York City.
- 1557 - Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg (January 2, 1783-July 22, 1853) was a Danish painter.
- 1557 - Charles Willeford (January 2, 1919 – March 27 1988) was an American writer. An author of fiction, poetry, autobiography, and literary criticism, Willeford is best known for his series of novels featuring hardboiled detective Hoke Moseley. The first Hoke Moseley book, Miami Blues (1984),
- 1557 - Rutebeuf
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