1971 in art

List of years in art (table)
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Events

July 22 – The Lady of Baza Iberian sculpture (4th century BCE) is discovered.
Construction of the Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris begins.
New Walker Art Center in Minneapolis, designed by Edward Larrabee Barnes, opens.

May 9 – Nicolas Ghesquière, French fashion designer
June 1 – Miguel Calderón, Mexican visual artist and performer
September 2 – Arnold Arre, Filipino comic book writer and artist
September 7 – Sirpa Masalin, Finnish sculptor
September 13 – Stella McCartney, English fashion designer
October 1 – Stéphane Breitwieser, French art thief
October 3 – Oliver Briceño, Venezuelan oboist
October 4 – Jeremy Blake, American digital artist and painter (died 2007)
October 27 – Jade Arcade, American composer, musician and comic book artist
date unknown
- Ahmed Al Safi, Iraqi sculptor
- Amanda Coogan, Irish performance artist
- Bernhard Gál, Austrian composer and artist

January 10 – Coco Chanel, French fashion designer (born 1883)
January 11 – I. Rice Pereira, American painter, (born 1902)
February 7 – Emy Roeder, German sculptor (born 1890)
April 3 – Jacques Ochs, French artist, Olympic fencing gold medallist (born 1883)
April 11 – Marcel Gromaire, French painter (born 1892)
May 31 – Norman Wilkinson, English marine artist (born 1878)
June 14 – Gerald Dillon, Irish painter (born 1916)
July 7 – Ub Iwerks, American animator, cartoonist and special effects technician (born 1901)
July 12 – Kiyoshi Yamashita, Japanese outsider artist (born 1922)
August 27 – Margaret Bourke-White, American photographer and photojournalist (born 1904)
November 9 – Ceri Richards, Welsh painter (born 1903)
December 6 – Jan Altink, Dutch painter (born 1885)