Art year 1893
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Overview of the art years
Further events
The Ferris Wheel at the World Columbian Exposition , invented by George Washington Gale Ferris in 1891
Events
architecture
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The "Blaues Wunder" bridge over the Elbe during construction in 1893, photo by August Kotzsch
- July 15 : The König Albert Bridge between Blasewitz and Loschwitz is inaugurated. It is the fifth fixed Elbe crossing in what is now the city of Dresden .
painting
- Edvard Munch paints the first version of his painting The Scream .
Museums and exhibitions
- The city council of Venice decides to hold a biennial art exhibition , the first Biennale di Venezia will open under the name I Esposizione Internazionale d'Arte della Città di Venezia on April 30th in the presence of the Italian royal couple Umberto I and Margherita di Savoia . It becomes a popular success.
- May 1 : Almost a year late , US President Grover Cleveland opens the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago on the occasion of the 400th anniversary of the discovery of America by Christopher Columbus . Around 27.3 million people will visit the world exhibition until it closes on October 30th . 70,000 exhibitors from 46 nations present their exhibits on an area of 278 hectares. Chicago architect Daniel Burnham and landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted were responsible for the design of the entire complex . The buildings were built by various architects in the style of the Italian Renaissance. The exhibition has a strong influence on the architecture and art of the time.
Advertising poster for the Great Berlin Art Exhibition in 1893 by Ernst Hildebrand
- May 14th : The Prussian Minister of Culture Robert Bosse opens the first major Berlin art exhibition .
Born
First half of the year
- January 5 : Joost Schmidt , German typographer, painter and teacher at the Bauhaus († 1948 )
- January 13 : Clark Ashton Smith , American poet, sculptor, painter and author († 1961 )
- January 17 : Ernst Egli , Austrian architect and urban planner († 1974 )
- February 17 : Eduard Ege , German painter, graphic artist and wood cutter († 1978 )
- March 3 : Judith Alpi , Chilean painter († 1983 )
- March 7th : Edwin Grienauer , Austrian sculptor († 1964 )
- March 26 : William Dunkel , Swiss architect and painter († 1980 )
- April 20 : Joan Miró , Spanish painter († 1983 )
- May 6 : Wilhelm Kohlhoff , German painter and graphic artist († 1971 )
- June 6 : Otto Pankok , German painter, draftsman and sculptor († 1966 )
- June 28 : Florence Henri , American painter and photographer († 1982 )
Second half of the year
- July 3 : Sándor Bortnyik , Hungarian painter († 1976 )
- July 26 : George Grosz , German painter and graphic artist († 1959 )
- September 20 : Hans Scharoun , German architect († 1972 )
- October 1 : Marianne Brandt , German painter, sculptor and designer († 1983 )
- October 8 : Jaime Torrent , Chilean painter († 1925 )
- October 17 : Fritz Ascher , German painter, draftsman and poet († 1970 )
- October 20 : Lyman Young , American cartoonist and comic artist († 1984 )
- November 1 : Andreas Paul Weber , German lithographer, draftsman and painter († 1980 )
- November 13 : Reuven Rubin , Romanian-born Israeli painter, Israeli ambassador to Romania
- December 2 : Luise Straus-Ernst , German art historian, journalist and artist († 1944 )
Exact date of birth unknown
- Manuel Gallinato , Chilean painter († 1968 )
Died
- February 14 : Ludwig Lindenschmit the Elder , German prehistorian, history painter and lithographer (* 1809 )
- September 5 : Hermann Hunaeus , German architect (* 1812 )
- September 11th : Adolphe Yvon , French painter (* 1817 )
- October 11 : Ford Madox Brown , British painter (* 1821 )
- October 30 : Karl Bodmer , Swiss painter (* 1809 )
- November 20 : Kalle Løchen , Norwegian painter and theater actor (* 1865 )
See also
Web links
Commons : Art 1893 - Collection of Images, Videos and Audio Files
Commons : Photographien 1893 - Collection of images, videos and audio files