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These artists and illustrators have associations with Michigan, but were not born here.
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Name
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Michigan Connection
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Birthplace |
Date |
| Alten, Mathias J. |
Second-generation Impressionist painter; immigrated to Grand Rapids at age 17 |
Germany |
1871-1938 |
| Bertoia, Harry |
Sculptor; came to Michigan in 1930 |
San Lorenzo, Italy |
1915-1978 |
| Honoré, Paul |
Painter (muralist), printmaker (woodcuts); Attended Cass Technical and John P. Wicker's School of Fine Arts in Detroit; left Michigan in 1940 (see Honoré's Natural Resources mural) |
Crawford County, PA |
1885-1956 |
| Hopkin, Robert |
Painter (marine, landscape), interior decorator; came to Detroit in 1843 |
Glasgow, Scotland |
1832-1909 |
| Ives, Lewis Thomas |
Portrait artist; worked in Detroit 1832-94 |
Rochester (?), NY |
1833-1894 |
| Ponsen, Tunis |
Painter; emigrated to Michigan in 1913, moved to Chicago in 1931. See some of his paintings. |
Wageningen, The Netherlands |
1891-1968 |
| Saarinen, Loja |
Textile artist, sculptor; came to Cranbrook with husband Eliel in 1924; founded weaving department at Cranbrook |
Helsingfors, Finland |
1879-1963 |
| Stanley, John Mix |
Painter (portraits, Western scenes); moved to Michigan in 1834 |
Canandaigna, NY |
1814-1872 |
Contact the Michigan Historical Center.
Updated 05/05/2010
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