1979 in art

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See also: 1978 in art, other events of 1979, 1980 in art, List of years in art

Contents 1 Events 2 Works 3 Births 4 Deaths 4.1 Awards

[edit] Events

• Edward Delaney's statue of Wolfe Tone in Dublin is destroyed by terrorists.

[edit] Works

• Jenny Holzer - Truisms
• Enzo Plazzotta - Attitude II (Margot Fonteyn)

[edit] Births

[edit] Deaths

• January 11 - Henry Kahnweiler, art dealer
• February 3 - Aaron Douglas, painter
• April 5 - Eugène Gabritschevsky, biologist and painter
• November 8 - Edward Ardizzone, cartoonist
• December 23 - Peggy Guggenheim, art collector
• date unknown - Brockbank, cartoonist

[edit] Awards