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| List of years in art (Table) |
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| … 1929 • 1930 • 1931 • 1932 • 1933 • 1934 • 1935 • 1936 • 1937 • 1938 – 1939 – 1940 • 1941 • 1942 • 1943 • 1944 • 1945 • 1946 • 1947 • 1948 • 1949 … |
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| … 1936 • 1937 • 1938 – 1939 – 1940 • 1941 • 1942 … … 1900s • 1910s • 1920s – 1930s – 1940s • 1950s • 1960s … … 19th century – 20th century – 21st century … |
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Events
- First of the Madeline books, illustrated by Ludwig Bemelmans
- Release of Detective Comics #27, the debut of Batman
Awards
- Archibald Prize: Max Meldrum - The Hon G J Bell, Speaker of the House of Representatives
Works
- See also: Category:1939 paintings
- Paul Delvaux - The Phases of the Moon I
- Aaron Douglas - Power Plant, Harlem
- Julio González, Monsieur Cactus
- Fernand Léger - Adam and Eve
Births
- 17 March - Jim Gary, American sculptor (d.2006).
- 1 April - Spider Martin, photographer (d.2003).
- 8 April - Trina Schart Hyman, American illustrator of children's books (d.2004).
- 25 April - Patrick Anson, 5th Earl of Lichfield, English photographer (d.2005).
- 2 November - Richard Serra, sculptor.
- 23 December - Nancy Graves, American sculptor, painter and printmaker (d.1996).
Deaths
- April 11 - S. S. Van Dine, art critic (b. 1888)
- June 3 - Sir Philip Sassoon, art collector (b. 1888)
- June 23 - Mark Gertler, painter (b. 1891)
- July 21 - Ambroise Vollard, art dealer (b. 1866)
- September 18 - Gwen John (b. 1876), painter, sister of Augustus John
- December 1 - Jorma Gallen-Kallela, painter (b. 1898)
- December 14 - Helene Kröller-Müller, art collector (b. 1869)
- December 25 - Margrethe Mather, photographer and painter (b. 1886)
- Jane Mary Dealy, painter and illustrator (birth date unknown)
- Jessica Dismorr, Vorticist painter (b. 1885)
- Arthur Rackham, illustrator (b. 1867)