| List of years in art (Table) |
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| … 1948 . 1949 . 1950 . 1951 . 1952 . 1953 . 1954 … 1955 . 1956 . 1957 -1958- 1959 . 1960 . 1961 … 1962 . 1963 . 1964 . 1965 . 1966 . 1967 . 1968 … |
| Related time period or subjects |
| … 1955 . 1956 . 1957 – 1958 – 1959 . 1960 . 1961 … … 1920s . 1930s . 1940s – 1950s – 1960s . 1970s . 1980s … … 19th century – 20th century – 21st century … |
| Art . Archaeology . Architecture . Literature . Music . Science . more… |
Contents |
Awards
- Archibald Prize: William Pidgeon - Mr Ray Walker
- Royal Architectural Institute of Canada Allied Arts Medal - Louis Archambault
Exhibitions
- Jean Arp retrospective at the Museum of Modern Art, New York City
Works
- Paul Cadmus, Night in Bologna
Births
- September 8 - Reiko Terashima, Japanese manga artist and illustrator
- December 5 - Julio Galán, Mexican painter (d. 2006)
Deaths
- January 28 - Ferenc Helbing, painter and lithographer
- February 13 - Georges Rouault, Fauvist and Expressionist painter
- February 26 - Yokoyama Taikan, painter
- March 1 - Giacomo Balla, painter
- May 17 - Hugo Häring, architect
- August 22 - Ted Sears, animator
- August 24 - Paul Henry, Irish painter (b.1876)
- October 11 - Maurice de Vlaminck, Fauvist painter
- November 30 - George Hubert Wilkins, photographer
- date unknown
- André Bauchant, painter
- Lucien Lelong, fashion designer
- Claire McCardell, fashion designer
- Marlow Moss, Constructivist artist
