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This is a list of artists who create contemporary art, i.e., those whose peak of activity can be situated somewhere between the 1970s (the advent of postmodernism) and the present day. Artists on this list meet the following criteria: The person is regarded as an important figure or is widely cited by his/her peers or successors.
Richard Mirando, known as Seen, is an American graffiti artist. [1] [2] He is one of the best known graffiti artists in the world and has been referred to as the Godfather of Graffiti. [1] Seen first started to paint on the New York City Subway system in 1973. [1] He was born in the Bronx, New York City.
This is a list of modern artists: important artists who have played a role in the history of modern art, dating from the late 19th century until (approximately) the 1970s. Artists who have been at the height of their activity since that date, can be found in the list of contemporary artists .
1980s Gordy Bunny DeBarge: 1980s Motown Chico DeBarge: 1980s Motown El DeBarge: 1980s Gordy Kiki Dee: 1970s Tamla Donnie 21st century Motown The Dynamic Superiors: 1970s Motown Earl Van Dyke and the Soul Brothers 1960s Motown The Easybeats: 1970s Rare Earth Billy Eckstine: 1960s Motown Duane Eddy: 1970s Motown Dennis Edwards: 1970s Gordy The ...
Three Dog Night had a heyday between 1969 and 1974, achieving more top 10 hits and record and concert ticket sales than any other artist. In 1970, the funk rock hitmakers scored their first #1 ...
Anne Murray, Prominent Canadian country-pop vocalist best known for the songs "Snowbird," "Could I Have This Dance," "You Needed Me," and others in the 1970s-1980s. Willie Nelson, songwriter and one of the leaders of the outlaw country sound; Mickey Newbury, singer/songwriter started the lyric revolution in Nashville with his 1969 album Looks ...
A list by date of birth of historically recognized American fine artists known for the creation of artworks that are primarily visual in nature, including traditional media such as painting, sculpture, photography, and printmaking, as well as more recent genres, including installation art, performance art, body art, conceptual art, video art, and digital art.
During the 1980s the chart was based collectively on each single's weekly physical sales figures and airplay on American radio stations. George Michael was the only artist to achieve two year-end Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles in the 1980s. He achieved this with his songs "Faith" and "Careless Whisper".