Today in Literary and Art History: May 12

May 12 1606 – Artist Joachim von Sandrart born https://amzn.to/2SFHSjT
May 12 1812 – English artist and author Edward Lear born https://amzn.to/3tIkFKG
May 12 1828 – English artist Dante Gabriel Rossetti born https://amzn.to/2ROmbOp
May 12 1873 – Canadian artist J. E. H. MacDonald born https://amzn.to/3bnsjnz
May 12 1895 – Indian author Jiddu Krishnamurti born https://amzn.to/33AhV7G
May 12 1903 – American poet Lorine Niedecker born https://amzn.to/3w5JRN3
May 12 1907 – British author Leslie Charteris born https://amzn.to/2Qbks55
May 12 1911 – American cartoonist Charles Biro born https://amzn.to/3w0vMR0
May 12 1914 – Dutch poet Bertus Aafjes born https://amzn.to/3hlGMUT
May 12 1915 – American animator Tony Strobl born https://amzn.to/3tGUNiu ; American author Joe David Brown born https://amzn.to/2Rh61Nn
May 12 1916 – American writer Albert Murray born https://amzn.to/3bmznkq
May 12 1921 – German artist Joseph Beuys born https://amzn.to/3blXMXh ; Canadian author Farley Mowat born https://amzn.to/2Rh6uPD
May 12 1924 – Nicaraguan author Claribel Alegría born https://amzn.to/2ROvOg0
May 12 1933 – Russian poet Andrei Voznesensky born https://amzn.to/3blBDrX
May 12 1934 – Nigerian author Elechi Amadi born https://amzn.to/3ocg8zd
May 12 1936 – American artist Frank Stella born https://amzn.to/3w5fJRZ

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