Famous american artists names

Most of the famous American artists on this list for many will be household names in 20th century art as it is only in that century did American artists truly have an impact on the world stage.

Throughout the 18th century the majority of artists in American would have taken much of their inspiration and lead from their counterparts in England.

Landscape art and portraiture dominated the American art market.

During the 19th century there was more of a shift towards some of the newer art movements particularly the impressionists in France and some of the more notable European styles.

It is only in the 20th century did famous artists from the USA really start to flourish and with the advent of abstract expressionism did they finally get to form a truly distinct movement that they could call their own.

Famous American Artists

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Andy Warhol

Andy Warhol grew up in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania as the son of a construction worker. At the age of eight, he had a liver disease that