This document provides brief biographies of several artists, including Ralph Fasanella, a self-taught painter who depicted urban life in post-World War II America; Vincent Van Gogh, a Dutch painter whose emotionally honest work had a profound influence on 20th century art; LeRoy Neiman, an American artist known for his colorful paintings of sports and music; and Angelo DiBenedetto, a 20th century American artist described as gifted, outspoken, and opinionated. Biographies are also provided for F.E. Church, an American painter concerned with including spirituality in his works; Cecile Johnson, an American watercolorist; and Lee Milmon, an American artist who expressed her philosophy

1. Know Your Artists
Q4 UNIT 5, READING 2

2. Ralph Fasanella
 Ralph Fasanella (September 2, 1914 – December
16, 1997) was a self-taught painter whose
large, detailed works depicted urban working life
and critiqued post World War II America.

3. Ralph Fasanella

4. Ralph Fasanella

5. Vincent Van Gogh
 Vincent Willem van
Gogh (30 March 1853 – 29
July 1890) was a painter whose
work, notable for its rough
beauty, emotional honesty and
bold color, had a far-reaching
influence on 20th-century art.
After years of painful anxiety
and frequent bouts of mental
illness, he died aged 37 from a
gunshot wound.

6. Vincent Van Gogh

7. Vincent Van Gogh

8. Vincent Van Gogh

9. LeRoy Neiman
 LeRoy Neiman (born
Leroy Leslie
Runquist, June 8, 1921 –
June 20, 2012) was an
American artist known
for his brilliantly colored
paintings of
athletes, musicians, and
sporting events.

10. LeRoy Neiman

11. LeRoy Neiman

12. LeRoy Neiman

13. Angelo di Benedetto
 Angelo DiBenedetto
(1913 – 1992) was
gifted, outspoken and
opinionated, and is listed
as one of America’s
foremost artists in the
20th century.

14. Angelo di Benedetto

15. Angelo di Benedetto

16. F.E. Church
 Frederic Edwin Church
(May 4, 1826 – April
7, 1900) was an
American painter. He
was "always concerned
with including a spiritual
dimension in his works."

17. F.E. Church

18. F.E. Church

19. F.E. Church

20. Cecile Johnson
 Cecile Johnson (1905 –
2011) become known for
her watercolors.

21. Cecile Johnson

22. Cecile Johnson

23. Lee Milmon
 Lee Milmon (1940 -
2005) dedicated her life
to expressing her art and
created her pieces with
the philosophy that "life
is art".

24. Lee Milmon

25. Lee Milmon

26. Lee Milmon