Moise Kisling (1891 - 1953)

Artist. Born in Krakow, Poland, he moved to Paris in 1913, where his friends included Modigliani and Picasso. At the beginning of World War I he joined the French Foreign Legion and was seriously wounded in the Battle of the Somme in 1915,  for which he was awarded French citizenship.  Kisling was celebrated for his […]

Ryusei Kishida (1891 - 1929)

Western style painter. (bio by: Warrick L. Barrett)

Thomas Kirk (1970 - 1845)

Sculptor. Born in Cork, he studied at the Dublin Society’s Schools where he won prizes in 1797 and 1800 and later worked for Henry Darley the stone-cutter. One of his earliest commissions, which appeared in 1809, was the statue of Nelson for the Pillar in O’Connell Street, Dublin. This monument was destroyed by an explosion […]

John Joshua Kirby (1970 - 1774)

Artist, Author. The son of a land surveyor and topographer, Kirby was a landscape painter who served as President of the Society of Artists, officially known as the Incorporated Society of Artists of Great Britain, which encouraged the public exhibition of works of art by living artists. His main artistic focus was “linear perspective,” based […]

Jack Kirby (1917 - 1994)

Artist. Legendary and influential comic book artist who co-created the Marvel Comic’s characters “Captain America,” the “Fantastic Four,” the “Hulk,” “Thor,” the “X-Men,” the “Black Panther,” and “Silver Surfer.” (bio by: David E. Brady)

Thomas Kinkade (1958 - 2012)

Artist. Called the “Painter of Light”, he created a large body of popular and best-selling works that often depicted idyllic pastoral themes. Raised in Placerville, California, at the foot of the Sierra Nevada Mountains, he studied at the University of California, Berkeley, before transferring to Pasadena’s famed Art Center College of Design. He was to […]

Frank King (1883 - 1969)

Cartoonist. He is remembered for his cartoon strip “Gasoline Alley” which first appeared in November 1918 and continues to run in syndicated newspapers to this day, and is currently is the second longest running comic strip in the US. Born Frank Oscar King, his father was a mechanic and at the age of for, he […]

Leland “Bud” Kilpatrick (1915 - 1993)

Fashion and Costume Designer.  Born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, as a teenager he started working with his mother as a custom clothing designer.  He moved to California in 1955 because he was attracted by the casual, well made fashions there and landed a job working for 20th Century Fox in the costume department. During the 1960s […]

Gertrude Kerbis (1970 - 2016)

Architect. A pioneering figure in American architecture, she achieved national recognition for her distinguishable achievements including the projects, the Dining Hall at the United States Air Force Academy and the Seven Continents Restaurant at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport. Born Gertrude Mary Lempp, to parents of German and Russian descent, she briefly attended the University of […]

Patrick Charles Keely (1816 - 1896)

Architect, The son of a carpenter he emigrated to the United States when he was 25 years old. Keeley designed over 600 buildings that include The University of Notre Dame Basilica of the Sacred Heart, Saint Francis Xavier in New York New York, Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist in Cleveland Ohio, and Immaculate Conception […]

Louis Kahn (1901 - 1974)

Architect. He was a major 20th century architecture figure whose elegant buildings of cast concrete transformed the International Style of corporate modernism in a spiritual  direction. His first important work was the Yale University Art Gallery (1952 to 1954), completed while he was teaching architecture at Yale, from which he departed in 1957 to become […]

Julio Antonio (1889 - 1919)

Artist. He was born in Mora d’Ebre, Tarragona, Catalunya, Spain. His full name was Julio Antonio Rodríguez Hernández, but was known as Julio Antonio. He was a prodigious sculptor in his short career. He is remembered for his works “Flores Malsanas,” “Los Bustos de la Raza,” “Monumento a los Héroes Desnudos,” “Monumento a Goya,” “Monumento […]

Connie Jost (1951 - 1998)

Artist, Environmentalist. Best known for her witty visual puns, Connie Jost’s art pleaded the case for conservation with whimsical humor and the depiction of natural beauty. Born in rural South Jersey to an artist mother and a carpenter-fisherman father, she earned Art degrees at Montclair State College and Goddard University in Los Angeles in addition […]

George Jones (1786 - 1869)

Artist. He is best remembered for his paintings of military subjects and British battle scenes. He was born on January 6, 1786, the son of John Jones, a mezzotint engraver. In 1801 he became a student at the Royal Academy in London, England, where he was a frequent art exhibitor over the next eight years. […]

Chuck Jones (1912 - 2002)

Influential Animator. Born Charles Martin Jones in Spokane, Washington, his family moved to California while he was still an infant. As a boy, he found occasional work as a child extra in Mack Sennett comedies. At fifteen, he enrolled in the Chouinard Art Institute before he got his first job in animation as a cel […]

Sir Cyril Arthur Pearson (1866 - 1921)

Newspaper publisher and magante, founded ‘Pearson’s Weekly’ in 1890, and then purchased the ‘Daily Express’ and the ‘Evening Standard’in the 1900s. Created a baronet in 1916. (bio by: David Conway) Cause of death: drowned in his bath after slipping

Robert Paxton (1902 - 1980)

Industrialist. He joined the General Electric company in 1923 as an engineer, advanced in the manufacturing and administrative operations of the company and served as president from 1958-1961.  Family links:  Spouse:  S. Louise Paxton (1910 – 2003)* *Calculated relationship

Allen Eugene Paulson (1922 - 2000)

Founder of Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation. Won many aviation related awards, including the Wright Brothers Memorial Trophy in 1987 and the Howard Hughes Award for Aviation in 1988, and holds many international speed records. He was also one of thoroughbred horse racing’s most successful owners and breeders.  (bio by: A.J. Marik)  Family links:  Spouse:  Lola Irene […]

Sir John Dean Paul (1970 - 1970)

Banker and Chairman of the General Cemetery Company. He successfully pressed for his preference for the Classical style in the design of the buildings at Kensal Green.

John H. Patterson (1844 - 1922)

Businessman. He was a pioneer in sales and an industrialist most noted for being the founder of National Cash Register (N.C.R.). Patterson sought to create a method of sales management that encompassed all aspects of selling, from the calculation of quotas and commission rates to the motivate discouraged salesmen. The aspect of the Patterson method […]

Ralph M. Parsons (1896 - 1974)

Founder (1944) of the engineering and construction company that bears his name. In 2000 the company had over 11,000 employees and operated in 50 states and 80 countries. A major US philanthropist, he created the Ralph M. Parsons Foundation. The company logo is on his marker in the lower left corner.

Sir Charles Algernon Parsons (1854 - 1931)

Engineer, scientist and industrialist. Pioneer of turbine technology, founding the succesful company C. A. Parsons Ltd. based in Newcastle. Also invented the ‘auxetophone’ for amplifiynig double-basses, but this proved less popular and profitable. Died on his yacht in Jamaica. (bio by: David Conway)

Colonel Tom Parker (1909 - 1997)

Colonel Tom Parker Not to get all Joseph Campbell-ish here, but as we look at the figures who populate postmodern American myth—that pantheon of movie stars, musicians, artists, and politicians we have consensually elevated to demi-godhood—we see a number of recurring motifs. The American myth-figure comes from a humble background, receives a stroke of extreme […]

George Swinnerton Parker (1866 - 1952)

Businessman. Born in Salem, Massachusetts, he was a board game inventor and industrialist, who founded Parker Brothers. In 1883, at the age of 16, he published his first game, called “Banking”. He then founded his game company, initially called the George S. Parker Company, followed up with two more games, “Famous Men” and “Baker’s Dozen”. […]

Hervey Coke Parke (1827 - 1899)

Businessman. He was a co-founder of Parke-Davis Pharmaceutical Company in 1868 in Detroit, Michigan. The company started standardizing medications and built the first modern pharmaceutical laboratory. They also developed a method of clinical tests for new drugs. They were the first to produce a bacterial vaccine, and phenytoin, which is used to treat seizures and […]

Alexander Pantages (1970 - 1936)

Theatrical Entrepreneur. He was born Pericles Pantages on the Greek island of Andros. He came to the United States in the late 1890s, living in San Francisco before moving to the Yukon Territory during the Klondike gold rush. While there, he operated a vaudeville and burlesque theatre. In 1902 he moved to Seattle, Washington where […]

H.T. Pangburn (1875 - 1928)

H.T. Pangburn Businessman. Born in Mays Lick, Kentucky, he is best known as the founder of the Pangburn Candy Company. At age of fourteen he went to Dallas, Texas and during employment in a drug store acquired a thorough knowledge of pharmacy and the drug business. Moving to Fort Worth in 1902, he became proprietor […]

Potter Palmer (1826 - 1902)

Business Magnate, Real Estate Developer. He was responsible for much of the development of State Street in Chicago, Illinois in the late 1800s. Born in Potter’s Hollow, Albany County, New York, he was the son of a Quaker and prosperous farmer. After receiving a common school education, he became a store clerk at the age […]

William S. Paley (1901 - 1990)

William Paley quickly grasped the earnings potential of radio and recognized that good programming was the key to selling advertising time and, in turn, bringing in profits to the network and to affiliate owners. Before Paley, most businessmen viewed stations as stand-alone local outlets or, in other words, as the broadcast equivalent of local newspapers. […]

James Ward Packard (1863 - 1928)

Born in Warren, Ohio, to Warren and Mary Elizabeth Doud Packard. James Ward Packard attended Lehigh University and with his brother founded Packard Electric Company there in 1890 and manufactured incandescent carbon arc lamps. The brothers then formed a partnership with Winton Motor Carriage Company investor George L. Weiss called Packard & Weiss in 1893. […]