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1.	Cassatt was a US-born painter, who set up her studio in France, where she did most of her work. Heavily influenced by Impressionism, this framed much of her work, with bright colours and abstract shapes. She was also an expert etcher. Click here to read about Mary Cassatt
2.	Considered by many to have been the greatest painter of his age, Francisco de Goya's work matured with the artist, becoming more personal and more imaginative, culminating in a series of satirical etchings. Click here to read about Francisco de Goya
3.	One of the most powerful and expressive American artists of the 19th Century, Winslow Homer Click here to read about Winslow Homer
4.	A member of a group of pioneering 20th Century artists, Noguchi created polished stone figures, and was widely admired by the cultural elite of the time. Click here to read about Isamu Noguchi
5.	Best knwon for her sculpted portraits of famous people, Chana Orloff was a Ukranian-born resident of Israel, who primarily worked with wood. Click here to read about Chana Orloff
6.	Mexican painter and muralist Diego Rivera. Click here to read about Diego Rivera
7.	For Emily Sartain, it was extremely important to appreciate commercial art on the same aesthetic principles as fine art. An artist herself, she received significant acclaim, and spent time as the US delegate to international congresses on commercial art instruction Click here to read about Emily Sartain
8.	The artist and architect Giorgio Vasari, whose work in these fields was overshadowed by this authorship of the first biography of artists in Western History. He wrote, in effect, the first-ever History of Art course book. Click here to read about Giorgio Vasari
9.	The original Pop Artist, Andy Warhol, whose mass-produced paintings, often (usually) featuring unnatural colouring, are amongst the most famous, and instantly recognisable, in the world. Click here to read about Andy Warhol
10.	A recorder of Society, Watteua's art is valued for depicting with grace and charm the life enjoyed by the elegant society of his time. Click here to read about Jean Antoine Watteau