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Charles Sheeler

1883 - 1965

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Charles Sheeler (July 16, 1883 – May 7, 1965) was an American artist known for his Precisionist paintings, commercial photography, and the 1921 avant-garde film, Manhatta, which he made in collaboration with Paul Strand. Sheeler is recognized as one of the early adopters of modernism in American art. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Charles Sheeler is the 1,887th most popular painter (down from 1,785th in 2019), the 9,235th most popular biography from United States (down from 7,205th in 2019) and the 110th most popular American Painter.

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Among PAINTERS

Among painters, Charles Sheeler ranks 1,887 out of 2,023. Before him are David Octavius Hill, Peter Doig, Sarah Goodridge, Georgina de Albuquerque, Claude Renoir, and George Clausen. After him are Koloman Sokol, R. B. Kitaj, Yelena Polenova, Joseph DeCamp, Nikiforos Lytras, and John William Casilear.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1883, Charles Sheeler ranks 242. Before him are Arthur L. Newton, Albert Oldman, Mary Alden, Lothrop Stoddard, Louis Bach, and Mikhail Gnessin. After him are Ole Lilloe-Olsen, Ernie Parker, Marguerite Clark, Erik Norberg, Nathaniel Cartmell, and Guido Gozzano. Among people deceased in 1965, Charles Sheeler ranks 195. Before him are Everett Sloane, Ramón Gil, Robert Benson, John Kitzmiller, Félix Paiva, and William Hogenson. After him are Othmar Ammann, Luigi Maiocco, Alfred Lane, Boško Simonović, Edward Archibald, and Bill Black.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Charles Sheeler ranks 9,237 out of 20,380. Before him are Robert Brandom (1950), Michael Hayden (1945), Don Patinkin (1922), Jimmy Hart (1943), William Hopper (1915), and Gil Gerard (1943). After him are Bill Hader (1978), R. B. Kitaj (1932), Laura Leighton (1968), Strother Martin (1919), Laverne Cox (1984), and Dianne Reeves (1956).

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Among PAINTERS In United States

Among painters born in United States, Charles Sheeler ranks 110. Before him are Charles R. Knight (1874), Mel Ramos (1935), Willard Metcalf (1858), Paul McCarthy (1945), Edward Hicks (1780), and Sarah Goodridge (1788). After him are R. B. Kitaj (1932), John William Casilear (1811), Thomas Pollock Anshutz (1851), Marsden Hartley (1877), George Inness (1825), and Samuel Colman (1832).

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