1931 in art
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[edit] Events
- The Whitney Museum of American Art is founded by Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney.
- October 4 - Debut appearance of the Dick Tracy comic strip, created by cartoonist Chester Gould.
- Nashville Children's Theatre is founded by The Junior League of Nashville.
[edit] Works
- Salvador Dalí, The Persistence of Memory
- Georgia O'Keeffe - Cow's Skull: Red, White, and Blue (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York)
[edit] Awards
- Archibald Prize: John Longstaff - Sir John Sulman
[edit] Births
- January 21 - Paul Deliège, comic strip artist and writer
- February 9 - Robert Morris, sculptor
- March 25 - Jack Chambers, artist and filmmaker
- February 23 - Tom Wesselmann, painter (d. 2004)
- April 24 - Bridget Riley, painter
- April 29 - Frank Auerbach, painter
[edit] Deaths
- March 7 - Theo van Doesburg, painter and architect, leader of De Stijl (b. 1883)
- March 14 - Alfred Grenander, architect (b. 1863)
- July 11 - Jean-Louis Forain, Impressionist painter (b. 1852)
- September 20 - Max Littmann, architect (b. 1862)
- September 29 - William Orpen, portrait painter (b. 1878)
- November 17 - Edward Simmons, Impressionist painter (b. 1852)
- date unknown - Bela Čikoš Sesija, painter (b. 1864)
- date unknown - Lancelot Speed, illustrator (b. 1860)
