Masters of Their Craft
Artists
Discover the visionaries who shaped the course of art history.
39,743 artists in the collection
Burden, Chris
American
American, 1946 - 2015
Christopher Lee Burden (April 11, 1946 – May 10, 2015) was an American artist working in performance art, sculpture, and installation art. Burden became known in the 1970s for his performance art works, including Shoot (1971), where he arranged for a friend to shoot him in the arm with a small-caliber rifle. A prolific artist, Burden created many well-known installations, public artworks, and sculptures before his death in 2015.
Burdett, Peter Perez
British
British, c.1735-1793
Burdyniewicz, Zenon
Polish
Polish, born 1956
Bureau, Ferdinand
French
French, 1820 - 1893
Bureau Spectacular
Buren, Daniel
French
French, born 1938
Daniel Buren (born 25 March 1938, in Boulogne-Billancourt) is a French conceptual artist, painter, and sculptor. He has won numerous awards including the Golden Lion for best pavilion at the Venice Biennale (1986), the International Award for best artist in Stuttgart (1991) and the prestigious Premium Imperiale for painting in Tokyo in 2007. He has created several world-famous installations, including "Les Deux Plateaux"(1985) in the Cour d'honneur of the Palais-Royal, and the Observatory of the Light in Fondation Louis Vuitton. He is one of the most active and recognised artists on the international scene, and his work has been welcomed by the most important institutions and sites around the world.
Burge, Irene M.
American
American, active c. 1935
Burger, J.
German
German (?), active late 19th century
A fried onion burger, also called an Oklahoma onion burger, is a regional American burger style and specialty of Oklahoma cuisine. The dish was created in El Reno, Oklahoma, in the 1920s by a restaurateur searching for a way to stretch ground beef with a less expensive ingredient in order to cheaply feed striking railroad workers during the Great Railroad Strike of 1922. Its primary ingredients are thinly sliced onions and ground beef.
Burger, Rosa
American
American, active c. 1935
Burgess, John
British
British, 1814 - 1874
Burgess, Lorraine M.
American
American, 1913 - 1996
Burghers, Michael
Dutch
Dutch, c. 1640 - c. 1723
Michael Burghers (b. c.1647/8 – 1727) was a Dutch illustrator and artist of the 17th century, who spent most of his career in England. He was commissioned to create maps, estate plans, and illustrations of stately houses, by the English aristocracy.