Artists
Aikman, Walter Monteith
American
American, 1857 - probably 1939
Walter Montieth Aikman (1857–1939) was an engraver, etcher, bookplate designer, and visual artist. He was born in New York City, USA, and was buried in Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn.
Aimée Beaubien
Aimee Lee
American
Aimé François Joseph de Lemud
Aimé-Jules Dalou
Aimé Millet
French
1819 - 1891
Aimé Rochas
Ainu
Aït bou Addou
Aitken, Robert Ingersoll
American
American, 1878 - 1949
Robert Ingersoll Aitken (May 8, 1878 – January 3, 1949) was an American sculptor. Perhaps his most famous work is the West Pediment of the United States Supreme Court Building.
Ait Ouaouzguite Confederation
Ai, Weiwei
Chinese
Chinese, born 1957
Ai Weiwei ( EYE way-WAY; Chinese: 艾未未; pinyin: Ài Wèiwèi, IPA: [âɪ wêɪ.wêɪ]; born 28 August 1957) is a Chinese contemporary artist, documentarian, and activist. Ai grew up in the far northwest of China, where he lived under harsh conditions due to his father's exile. As an activist, he has been openly critical of the Chinese government and its stance on democracy and human rights. He investigated government corruption and cover-ups, in particular the Sichuan schools corruption scandal following the collapse of "tofu-dreg schools" in the 2008 Sichuan earthquake. In April 2011, Ai Weiwei was arrested at Beijing Capital International Airport for "economic crimes", and detained for 81 days without charge. Ai Weiwei emerged as a vital instigator in Chinese cultural development, an architect of Chinese modernism, and one of the nation's most vocal political commentators. Ai Weiwei encapsulates political conviction and poetry in his many sculptures, photographs, and public works. Since being allowed to leave China in 2015, he has lived in Portugal, Germany, and the United Kingdom.