European
Fernand Leger (1818-1955), France, influenced by Cubism after experiencing Trench warfare in World War II; admired the harmonious union between man and modern machinery. The machine age inspired Leger and the Futurists.

Kathe Kollwitz (1867-1945), Germany. A German Expressionist printmaker & sculptor. Printmaking was Kollwitz's major interest. Sculpture became a later and secondary activity. Her masterly drawings were used as a means to an end, studies for the ultimate print.

American
Rico Lebrun (1900-1964), symbolic paintings of the 1940's communicate the tragic condition of man resulting from poverty and war. Lebrun's work has been exhibited at many museums including the New York Museum of Modern Art, Whitney Museum of American Art; and the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Joseph Mugnaini (1912-1992), received many awards for paintings, graphics and book illustrations; earned an Academy Award nomination and Golden Eagle Award for his paintings in a film collaboration with American writer, Ray Bradbury. Mugnaini’s work is found in collections at the Library of Congress, Smithsonian; Los Angeles County Museum of Art.

Corita (Frances) Kent (1918-1986), earliest work was iconographic. By the 1960’s used popular culture as raw material for texts and color. Later her work became more spiritual and introspective. She remained active in social causes throughout her life.

Raphael Sayer (1899-1987) Raphael Soyer was an immigrant from Russia to New York City as a young child of ten. In 1917 he published his first original lithograph. He became a recognized twentieth century artist; one of the best known chroniclers of the Depression era. Soyer's original etchings, lithographs and paintings are found in major American and international collections.

Jane Canawaugh (1800's) Very little is known about the first African-American watercolorist except that she was born in the 1800's and was self-taught. Several of her watercolors were referenced from preprinted materials, however some of artwork images came from her immediate environment. Brush work and image influence appears to have come from Asian brush paintings.

Philip Pavel (1899-1971) Pavel is best known for his Hollywood, California, landscape paintings and celebrity portraits.

Asian
Japanese Traditional Printers, Japanese woodblock art influenced Picasso and other Cubists.

Kaoru Kawano (1916-1965), Japan, attended the Kawabata Art School. Prints accepted by the Japan Print Association, 1940. A Sosaku hanga artist, his best prints introduce design elements which are sculpturally balanced, Simplification of elements and use of natural wood-grain patterns provide a sense of timelessness.