BIRTH(+)FACT(᙮)DEATH(-)

39th year  -  N° 110                 Friday, 19 April 2024         Antwerpen		
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Artist
Barnett Newman
known for Who’s Afraid of Red, Yellow and Blue?


  • 29 January 1905 (+) is born in New York City, United States.

  • 4 July 1970 (-) dies of a heart attack in New York City, United States.

  • 13 April 1982 (x) 'Who's Afraid of Red, Yellow and Blue IV' by Newman is attacked by 29-year-old student Josef Nikolaus Kleer in Berlin, Germany.

  • 21 March 1986 (x) 'Who’s Afraid of Red, Yellow and Blue III' by Newman is attacked with a knife by 33-year-old artist Gerard Jan van Bladeren in Amsterdam, Netherlands.

  • 21 November 1997 (x) The painting 'Cathedra' by Newman is attacked with a knife by 44-year-old artist Gerard Jan van Bladeren in Amsterdam, Netherlands.


  • More info on Wikipedia