Henry Edward Kendall (1970 - 1885)

Architect.  His father was an architect as well with the same name. Together they laid out the Esplanade and Tunnel, Kemp Town, Brighton, Sussex 1828 to 1830. He and his father also helped to found the Institute of British Architects. Henry built the house for Sir Thomas Longman, the publisher, in 1863. Among Henry’s other […]

Henry Edward Kendall, Sr (1776 - 1970)

Architect, won a competition for the buildings at Kensal Green Cemetery.

Walt Kelly (1913 - 1973)

Walt Kelly began a series of comic books based on fairy tales and nursery rhymes along with annuals celebrating Christmas and Easter for Dell Comics. Kelly seems to have written or co-written much of the material he drew for the comics; his unique touches are easily discernible. He also produced a series of stories based […]

James Edward Kelly (1855 - 1933)

Artist, Illustrator.  Best known for the portrait statue of General John Buford on the Gettysburg Battlefield, James Edward Kelly’s work reflected his passion for historic accuracy.  His exceptional talents in the visual arts became evident at an early age, and the American Civil War, the defining event of his childhood, was to be a lifelong […]

George Keller (1842 - 1935)

George Keller was born on December 15, 1842 in Cork in Ireland to Thomas Keller (1804-1880) and Susan Pratt (1805-1888). Keller emigrated with his family to New York City as a child. Irish immigrants were at the time considered inferior, and during his early years Keller endured a considerable measure of hardship and discrimination. Lacking […]

Patrick Keely (1816 - 1896)

The Church of Sts. Peter and Paul was considered an epoch in Catholic building in America. The much-praised work (demolished in 1957) established Patrick Keely as a competent architect and builder at a time when a number of new Roman Catholic churches were being planned “but a relative scarcity of competent architects of the Roman […]

Charles Keck (1875 - 1951)

Sculptor. Best known for his work of Monument to George Washington, U.S.S. Marine tablets for U.S. Government, Lewis & Clark Monument, and Booker T. Washington (bio by: Laurie)

Bil Keane (1922 - 2011)

Cartoonist. Born William Aloysius Keane, Bil Keane is best known for his newspaper comic “The Family Circus” which began in 1960 and continues in syndication. He taught himself to draw while attending high school by mimicking the style of cartoons published in “The New Yorker.” His very first cartoon was published on the amateur page […]

Togai Kawakami (1970 - 1970)

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

Gyokudo Kawai (1873 - 1957)

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

Gordon Bernie Kaufmann (1888 - 1949)

Architect.  Kaufmann, who was born in England and studied at the London Polytechnic Institute, arrived in Los Angeles, California in 1914 and became known for his work and design of structures in the Mediterranean Revival style which was popular at the time.  From 1921 to 1925, he was part of the architectural firm of Johnson, […]

Shunsho Katsukawa (1970 - 1970)

Painter. Also known as “Katsumiyagawa,” and simply, “Shunsho.” He is best known for portraits of Kabuki actors, sumo wrestlers, and beautiful women in a very long, narrow format. He taught several prominent painters, including Shunei Shunko, Shunjo, Shundo, Shuncho, Shunzan, Hokusai, and Harunobu.  (bio by: Warrick L. Barrett)

Yousuf Karsh (1908 - 2002)

Artits. Noted Portrait Photographer. A native of Mardin, Armenia-in-Turkey, he became one of Canada’s best-known portrait photographers of famous personalities. After moving to Ottawa, Ontario, in 1924 with an uncle, he was sent to be schooled in Sherbrooke, Quebec. After school he went to Boston, Massachusetts, and became an apprentice to John Garo, but returned […]

Ewert “EWK” Karlsson (1918 - 2004)

Acclaimed Swedish Drawer. He received international recognition for his political and engaged drawings. For decades he was frequently published in Sweden´s leading tabloid, Aftonbladet, and the weekly paper Land. He has also illustrated many books and were an acknowledged portrayist. Three times he was apponited World Champion of his genre. (bio by: Peter Robsahm)

Silva Barunaki Kaputikyan (1919 - 2006)

Poet, writer. Her first collection of poems was published in 1944, and she became a leader in the “new literature” movement of Armenian poetry, depicting the life of Armenian women and survivors of the genocide. Once married to fellow poet Hovhannes Shiraz, their marriage ended in divorce due to the clash of their two titanic […]

Gil Kane (1926 - 2000)

Innovative comc book artist who sketched Green Lantern, The Hulk, Captain Marvel, and Spiderman. Born Eli Katz in Latvia, his family emigrated to NY in 1929 when he was 3 yrs old. Gil broke into the comic field in 1941 as an assistant in the Jack Binder shop erasing pencils and eventually became an inker […]

Gil Kane (1926 - 2000)

Gil Kane Innovative comc book artist who sketched Green Lantern, The Hulk, Captain Marvel, and Spiderman. Born Eli Katz in Latvia, his family emigrated to NY in 1929 when he was 3 yrs old. Gil broke into the comic field in 1941 as an assistant in the Jack Binder shop erasing pencils and eventually became […]

Bob Kane (1915 - 1998)

Cartoonist. Born in New York City, he was a comic book artist and writer, credited as the creator of the DC Comic’s superhero “Batman” character. He was a trainee animator when he entered the comic book field in 1936. Merging with DC Comics action series in 1938, editors were in a scramble for more heroes […]

Bob Kane (1915 - 1998)

Cartoonist. Born in New York City, he was a comic book artist and writer, credited as the creator of the DC Comic’s superhero “Batman” character. He was a trainee animator when he entered the comic book field in 1936. Merging with DC Comics action series in 1938, editors were in a scramble for more heroes […]

Wassily Kandinsky (1866 - 1944)

Russian-born Painter,  Theorist.  He is considered the father of abstract art.  Kandinsky believed that painting should be purely a form of personal expression rather than the depiction of recognizable subjects or ideas.  He compared the medium to music and referred to his works as “compositions”.  The kaleidoscopic bursts of dazzling color seen in his early […]

Wassily Kandinsky (1866 - 1944)

Russian-born Painter,  Theorist.  He is considered the father of abstract art.  Kandinsky believed that painting should be purely a form of personal expression rather than the depiction of recognizable subjects or ideas.  He compared the medium to music and referred to his works as “compositions”.  The kaleidoscopic bursts of dazzling color seen in his early […]

Gerome Kamrowski (1914 - 2004)

Artist. A surrealist painter, his work has been exhibited at New York’s Guggenheim Museum, Museum of Modern Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art and Whitney Museum of American Art. Teaching art at University of Michigan in 1946, becoming professor emeritus in 1984, he kept a studio in New York where he worked during heyday of American […]

Gerome Kamrowski (1914 - 2004)

Artist. A surrealist painter, his work has been exhibited at New York’s Guggenheim Museum, Museum of Modern Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art and Whitney Museum of American Art. Teaching art at University of Michigan in 1946, becoming professor emeritus in 1984, he kept a studio in New York where he worked during heyday of American […]

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 […]

Louis Kahn (1901 - 1974)

Louis Kahn trained at the University of Pennsylvania in a rigorous Beaux-Arts tradition, with its emphasis on drawing. After completing his Bachelor of Architecture in 1924, Kahn worked as senior draftsman in the office of the city architect, John Molitor. He worked on the designs for the 1926 Sesquicentennial Exposition. In 1928, Kahn made a European […]

Albert Kahn (1869 - 1942)

Industrial Architect. He is remembered for designing a number of historical architectural buildings, and for pioneering the use of concrete construction, which opened up large tracks of interior building space unhampered by support beams.  His basic industrial design style was based on simple construction, use of standard materials, and ease of construction, all of which […]

Albert Kahn (1869 - 1942)

Industrial Architect. He is remembered for designing a number of historical architectural buildings, and for pioneering the use of concrete construction, which opened up large tracks of interior building space unhampered by support beams.  His basic industrial design style was based on simple construction, use of standard materials, and ease of construction, all of which […]

Frida Kahlo (1907 - 1954)

Founding Artist of the Neomexicanismo movement. Born in Coyoacán, Mexico. A polio survivor, Kahlo entered the premedical program at National Prepatory School, Mexico City, at the age of 15, however, her medical training was halted by a critical bus accident when she was 18. Her convalescence would last a year, and she would face more […]

Frida Kahlo (1907 - 1954)

Founding Artist of the Neomexicanismo movement. Born in Coyoacán, Mexico. A polio survivor, Kahlo entered the premedical program at National Prepatory School, Mexico City, at the age of 15, however, her medical training was halted by a critical bus accident when she was 18. Her convalescence would last a year, and she would face more […]

Kiyotaka Kaburagi (1878 - 1972)

Japanese-style painter. (bio by: Warrick L. Barrett)