Shawn Corey Carter (born December 4, 1969),[1] better known as his stage name, Jay-Z, is an American hip hop artist and businessman. He is the former CEO of Def Jam Recordings[2] and Roc-A-Fella Records. He co-owns The 40/40 Club and the New Jersey Nets. He is one of the most financially successful h

Pioneering, Political, Pop, Power

A former chemical engineer, Annie became an artist when she decided to get serious about her career. She went back to school, and earned a BFA in printmaking and an MFA in graphic design. Annie is the author of The Art & Craft of Hand Lettering, a 2004 publication of Lark Books. Annie has taught a

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The Museum's curator is Lucy Shelton Caswell, author of several books on cartooning, including Illusions: Ethnicity in American Cartoon Art (Ohio State Libraries, 1992) and Arnold Roth: Free Lance (Fantagraphics, 2001). The Cartoon Library began in 1977 when the Milton Caniff Collection was donated t

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The following biographical information was taken from fashion illustrator Antonio Lopez's obituary written by Anne-Marie Schiro for the New York Times on March 18, 1987. Lopez died of complications from AIDS the age of 44 in Los Angeles. An artist whose constantly changing but always flamboyant

Cool, Figurative, Glamour, Moody, Playful, Sexy