Today in Literary and Art History: May 12
Today in Literary and Art History: May 12
May 12 1606 – Artist Joachim von Sandrart born
May 12 1812 – English artist and author Edward Lear born
May 12 1828 – English artist Dante Gabriel Rossetti born
May 12 1873 – Canadian artist J. E. H. MacDonald born
May 12 1895 – Indian author Jiddu Krishnamurti born
May 12 1903 – American poet Lorine Niedecker born
May 12 1907 – British author Leslie Charteris born
May 12 1911 – American cartoonist Charles Biro born
May 12 1914 – Dutch poet Bertus Aafjes born
May 12 1915 – American animator Tony Strobl born ; American author Joe David Brown born
May 12 1916 – American writer Albert Murray born
May 12 1921 – German artist Joseph Beuys born ; Canadian author Farley Mowat born
May 12 1924 – Nicaraguan author Claribel Alegría born
May 12 1933 – Russian poet Andrei Voznesensky born
May 12 1934 – Nigerian author Elechi Amadi born
May 12 1936 – American artist Frank Stella born
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