John Marin

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Aerial view of Florence (Firenze), Italy from the campanile of the Duomo, with the gigantic dome (designed by Filippo Brunelleschi) in the foreground. Unidentifiable tourists are visible on top of the dome, which provide a measure of the building s scale.

25 Famous Paintings to See the Next Time You’re in Florence

Vandalized Art list. Combo of EB owned illustration (top) and parent Asset 182294. 4 of 11 The Rokeby Venus by Diego Velazquez was hit with a meat cleaver by Mary Richardson

Art Abuse: 11 Vandalized Works of Art

Painting palette with oil paints and brushes. Rainbow colored paints, arts and entertainment

Art History: The Origins of 7 of Your Favorite Art Supplies

Members of the public view artwork by Damien Hirst entitled: The Physical Impossibility of Death in the Mind of Someone Living - in the Tate Modern art gallery on April 2, 2012 in London, England. (see notes) (1991) Tiger shark, glass, steel

Vile or Visionary?: 11 Art Controversies of the Last Four Centuries

Sculpture of woman before restoration (left) and after restoration on the exterior of an office building in Palencia, Spain. (art restoration)

5 Art Restorations Gone Wrong

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The Colosseum, Rome, Italy. Giant amphitheatre built in Rome under the Flavian emperors. (ancient architecture; architectural ruins)

New Seven Wonders of the World

Shadow of a man holding large knife in his hand inside of some dark, spooky buiding

7 of History's Most Notorious Serial Killers

Demystified - Do Lemmings Really Commit Mass Suicide? illustration

Do Lemmings Really Commit Mass Suicide?

An ancient egyptian hieroglyphic painted carving showing the falcon headed god Horus seated on a throne and holding a golden fly whisk. Before him are the Pharoah Seti and the goddess Isis. Interior wall of the temple to Osiris at Abydos, Egypt.

11 Egyptian Gods and Goddesses

The Battle of New Orleans, by E. Percy Moran, c. 1910. Andrew Jackson, War of 1812.

26 Decade-Defining Events in U.S. History

World Data Locator Map: Australia

Is Australia an Island?

Young boys working in a thread spinning mill in Macon, Georgia, 1909. Boys are so small they have to climb onto the spinning frame to reach and fix broken threads and put back empty bobbins. Child labor. Industrial revolution

The Rise of the Machines: Pros and Cons of the Industrial Revolution

John Marin: References & Edit History

Additional Reading

Larry Curry, John Marin, 1870–1953 (1970); Sheldon Reich, John Marin: A Stylistic Analysis and Catalogue Raisonné, 2 vol. (1970); Barbara Rose, John Marin: The 291 Years (1998).

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Type	Description	Contributor	Date
	First paragraph modernization.	Encyclopaedia Britannica	Mar 25, 2024
	Anniversary information added.		Dec 19, 2023
	Anniversary information added.		Sep 27, 2023
	Invalidated site: American Art at The Phillips Collection - Biography of John Marin.	Gloria Lotha	Nov 06, 2019
	Add new Web site: Artnet - Biography of John Marin.	Aakanksha Gaur	Mar 08, 2019
	Add new Web site: American Art at The Phillips Collection - Biography of John Marin.	Grace Young	Apr 09, 2014
	Add new Web site: The Museum of Modern Art - Biography of John Marin.	Grace Young	Apr 09, 2014
	Add new Web site: TATE - Biography of John Marin.	Grace Young	Apr 09, 2014
	Add new Web site: National Gallery of Art - Biography of Marin John.	Grace Young	Apr 09, 2014
	Added new Web site: National Endowment for the Arts - John Marin.	Gloria Lotha	Dec 06, 2006
	Article revised.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	Jan 18, 2002
	Article added to new online database.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	Jul 20, 1998