Find A Grave - Artists and Architects

Aalto, Alvar b. February 3, 1898 d. May 11, 1976
Architect. He was noted for "humanistic" style, stressing affinity between architecture and nature, and subtle interplay of form, light, and materials. He designed Baker House at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1947) and the conference room at Institute of International Education in New York City (1964). He was a research professor at M.I.T. from 1946 to 1948, and member of Academy of Finland.
Hietaniemi Cemetery, Helsinki, Finland
Aaltonen, Waino Valdemar b. March 8, 1894 d. May 9, 1966
Artist. One of Finland's most accomplished sculptor and painter, he is best known for his statue of athlete Paavo Nurmi outside the Olympic Stadium in Helsinki, Finland.
Saint Mary's Churchyard, Turku, Finland
Aba-Novak, Vilmos b. March 15, 1894 d. September 29, 1941
Artist. He was one of Hungary's leading painters between World Wars I and II. Born in Budapest, he studied at the College of Fine Arts from 1912 to 1914, and served in the Hungarian Army on the Eastern Front during World War I. From 1928 to 1931 he lived in Rome on a scholarship from the Hungarian Academy. He gained renown for depicting moments from everyday life with bold, pure colors and solid forms, and was particularly skilled with crowd scenes and his canvases of marketplaces and carnivals...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards)
Farkasreti Cemetery, Budapest, Budapest, Hungary
Abel, John b. 1577 d. 1675
Architect. He rose to prominence in 17th Century England, and served as King's Carpenter to English monarch King Charles I.
St Mary Churchyard, Sarnesfield, Herefordshire, England
Abril y Blasco, Salvador b. 1863 d. August 24, 1924
Artist. Born in Valencia, Spain, he studied in there at the Real Academia de San Carlos with future renown Spanish painters Joaquín Sorolla and Pedro Ferrer. Best remembered for his paintings of landscapes and sea-scapes, Abril was awarded in the National Exhibitions of 1887, 1890 and 1892. Among his works are "Bosques de La Alhambra", "Cabo de Palos", "Todo a Babor", "En Alta Mar", "Playa de Nazaret" and "El Naufragio...[Read More] (Bio by: José L Bernabé Tronchoni)
Cementeri de Valencia, Valencia, Valenciana, Spain
Plot: Section 3-Left. Niche 2.027. Row 2.
Adam, Robert b. July 3, 1728 d. March 3, 1792
Architect. One of the most prominent architects of 18th century Great Britian, he was appointed as the Royal Architect of the King's Works, serving from 1761 to 1769.
Westminster Abbey, Westminster, Greater London, England
Plot: South Transept
Adam, William b. 1689 d. June 24, 1748
Architect, Entrepreneur. Born near Kirkcaldy, Scotland, the son of a builder-architect, he inherited a legacy from previous noted Scottish architects Sir William Bruce and James Smith, and rose to be considered the most prominent architect in Scotland during his lifetime. Developing a Baroque style after which he disseminated through his large practice, he was popular and well connected, being patronized by Enlightenment figure John Clerk, for whom he built Mavisbank(1723). His entrepreneurial...[Read More] (Bio by: JK Gillon)
Greyfriars Church, Edinburgh, Scotland
Adams, Ansel Easton b. February 20, 1902 d. April 22, 1984
Photographer. His photographic images of the American landscape, and especially those of the American West and Yosemite Park, became popular and familiar to millions. Born in San Francisco, California, he was a problem student in school, which may have been caused by dyslexia or a hyperactive condition. When he was twelve, he taught himself to play the piano and read music. Soon he was taking lessons, and the ardent pursuit of music became his substitute for formal schooling. For the next...[Read More] (Bio by: Donald Greyfield)
Cause of death: Heart failure during a hospital stay
Cremated, Other, Ashes placed on Mount Ansel Adams summit, Ansel Adams Wilderness area, California
Adams, John Ottis b. July 8, 1851 d. January 28, 1927
Artist. One of the better-known figures of the "Indiana School" of painting, he studied at the Royal Academy in Munich, Germany, as well as in London, England, before returning to the United States. He specialized in Impressionist landscapes of his native Indiana, spending much of his time in the city of Muncie there. Along with artist T. C. Steele, he is considered one of premier artists from Indiana. (Bio by: Northhouse)
Beech Grove Cemetery, Muncie, Delaware County, Indiana, USA
Plot: Section A
Addams, Charles Samuel b. January 7, 1912 d. September 28, 1988
Cartoonist. Born an only child in Westfield, New Jersey, he attended Westfield High School, where he was the art editor for the ‘Weather Vane'. He attended Colgate University, the University of Pennsylvania, and the Grand Central School of Art in New York City briefly but refused to graduate from any of them. Making his first appearance in ‘The New Yorker' magazine in February, 1932, by 1940 he was offered a full-time position at the magazine at an initial thirty-five dollars per cartoon. In...[Read More]
Charles Addams Estate Grounds, Sagaponack, Suffolk County, New York, USA
Plot: Ashes buried in family pet cemetery
Ader, Bas Jan b. April 19, 1942 d. 1975
Artist. A native of of Winschoten, the Netherlands, he was a popular Dutch conceptual artist, filmmaker, photographer, and performance artist. He studied at the Rietveld Academy in the Netherlands, and at the Otis Art College, and the Claremont Graduate School, in the United States. He received his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in 1965 from Otis, and graduated from Claremont in 1967. He later taught at the Mount San Antonio College, the Immaculate Heart College, and the University of California...[Read More] (Bio by: K)
Body lost at sea, He disappeared while travelling from Cape Cod, Massachusetts, to England
Adler, Dankmar b. July 3, 1844 d. April 16, 1900
Architect. Along with his partner Louis Sullivan, he designed such buildings as the Chicago Auditorium in Chicago, Illinois and the Wainwright Building in St. Louis, Missouri. The Wainwright was considered to be the first skyscraper.
Mount Mayriv Cemetery, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
Adrian (Gilbert) b. March 3, 1903 d. September 13, 1959
Motion Picture Costume Designer. Famed as a dress designer for Metro-Goldwyn-Meyer Studios, he was married to actress Janet Gaynor.
Cause of death: Heart attack
Hollywood Forever, Hollywood, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Plot: Garden of Legends (formerly Section 8), Lot 193, next to Janet Gaynor
Agrasot Juan, Joaquín b. December 24, 1836 d. January 8, 1919
Artist. Born in Orihuela, Alicante, Comunidad Valenciana, Spain, at young age, he moved to Valencia with his parents. Soon after he began his career as painter, and he wqs bestowed his first award in 1860 with his works "La Educación de la Virgen," "El Sacrifico de Isaac" and "Retrato de Don Juan Alfonso de Albuquerque, Obispo de Córdoba." He moved to Roma, where he completed his formation. There he became good friends with the painter [Read More] (Bio by: José L Bernabé Tronchoni)
Cementeri de Valencia, Valencia, Valenciana, Spain
Ahrens, Carl Henry b. February 15, 1862 d. February 27, 1936
Artist. Prominent in early 20th century North American art, he was most noted for his landscape paintings. Studying with artists William Merritt Chase, George Inness and William Keith, his work ranged from tonalism (painting that utilized the overall tone of colored atmosphere or mist) in the early part of his career to post-impressionistic in the...[Read More] (Bio by: Kim Bullock)
Park Lawn Cemetery, Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada
Aid, George Charles b. August 26, 1872 d. May 12, 1938
Artist. His best known work was the painting "Baptism of Virginia Dare," which now hangs in the Mint Museum of Charlotte, North Carolina.
City Cemetery, Anderson, Anderson County, South Carolina, USA
Akatsuka, Jitoku b. 1871 d. 1936
Artist. Also known as "Heizaemon Akatsuka, he is famous for his works in gold lacquer, using the "maki-e" technique, as well for some of his oil paintings. A member of the "Teikoku Geijutsu-in (Imperial Art Academy), many of his creations are on display in museums in metropolitan Tokyo and other areas of Japan. (Bio by: Warrick L. Barrett)
Tama Reien Cemetery (Fuchu City), Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
Plot: 11-1-25-28
Albers, Josef b. March 19, 1888 d. March 25, 1976
Artist. He gained renown as an abstract artist, color-theorist, teacher and author. Beginning his career in Weimar, Germany, he taught at the famous Bauhaus school of fine arts. He fled from Nazi Germany to the United States in 1933, and taught at Black Mountain College in North Carolina. After teaching at Yale University, he became a United States citizen in 1939. Starting in 1949, he painted colored squares within squares, using unmixed color directly from the tube. He named this well-known...[Read More] (Bio by: Jan Franco)
Orange Center Cemetery, Orange, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
Alley, James Pinckney b. January 11, 1885 d. April 16, 1934
Cartoonist. Known for creating the character 'Hambone' in "Hambone's Meditations." Author of "Distinguised Folks." (Bio by: Laurie)
Memorial Park Cemetery, Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, USA
Plot: H-G-45#1
Allston, Washington b. November 5, 1779 d. July 9, 1843
Artist, Poet. After studying at Harvard, Allston was admitted to the Royal Academy in London. He practiced as a painter in Europe, where he met with great success and spent time with notable individuals like Washington Irving and Samuel Taylor Coleridge. His wife died shortly after his first collection of poetry was published; a few years later, he returned to the United States and settled in Cambridge, Massachusetts. (Bio by: Midnightdreary)
Old Burying Ground, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA

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