1940 in art

List of years in art (Table)
… 1930 • 1931 • 1932 • 1933 • 1934 • 1935 • 1936 • 1937 • 1938 • 1939 – 1940 – 1941 • 1942 • 1943 • 1944 • 1945 • 1946 • 1947 • 1948 • 1949 • 1950 …
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… 1937 • 1938 • 1939 – 1940 – 1941 • 1942 • 1943 … … 1910s • 1920s • 1930s – 1940s – 1950s • 1960s • 1970s … … 19th century – 20th century – 21st century …
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Xawery Dunikowski is deported to the concentration camp at Auschwitz, where he survives until 1945.

January 6 - John Byrne, painter and writer
January 24 - Mel Bochner, conceptual artist
March 7 - Hannah Wilke (d. 1993), all media
March 20 - Mary Ellen Mark, photographer
July 5 - Chuck Close, "photorealistic" painter
September 10 - David Mann, painter
date unknown - Vito Acconci, conceptual artist, installation artist, performance artist, filmmaker
date unknown - Elizabeth Murray, painter
date unknown -Jaune Quick-To-See Smith (1940-), painter, printmaker.