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Most Famous American Artists & Designers
Art & Design 814
United States 23,678
473 FL 
Frank Lloyd Wright American Architect 1867–1959
Frank Lloyd Wright American Architect 1867–1959 516 JP 
Jackson Pollock American Painter 1912–1956
Jackson Pollock American Painter 1912–1956 1,140 GO 
Georgia O'Keeffe American Painter 1887–1986
Georgia O'Keeffe American Painter 1887–1986 1,575 CP 
Charlie Parker American Artist 1920–1955
Charlie Parker American Artist 1920–1955 1,580 SM 
Samuel Morse American Painter 1791–1872
Samuel Morse American Painter 1791–1872 1,755 MR 
Mark Rothko American Painter 1903–1970
Mark Rothko American Painter 1903–1970 1,783 JH 
Jim Henson American Artist 1936–1990
Jim Henson American Artist 1936–1990 1,844 IM 
I. M. Pei American Architect 1917–2019
I. M. Pei American Architect 1917–2019 2,028 EH 
Edward Hopper American Painter 1882–1967
Edward Hopper American Painter 1882–1967 2,717 AC 
Alexander Calder American Sculptor 1898–1976
Alexander Calder American Sculptor 1898–1976 2,850 JK 
Jeff Koons American Sculptor b. 1955
Jeff Koons American Sculptor b. 1955 2,884 BS 
Bessie Smith American Artist 1894–1937
Bessie Smith American Artist 1894–1937 2,893 AL 
Annie Leibovitz American Photographer b. 1949
Annie Leibovitz American Photographer b. 1949 4,273 SD 
Steve Ditko American Artist 1927–2018
Steve Ditko American Artist 1927–2018 4,569 LK 
Louis Kahn American Architect 1901–1974
Louis Kahn American Architect 1901–1974 4,570 BI 
Burl Ives American Artist 1909–1995
Burl Ives American Artist 1909–1995 5,763 AW 
Andrew Wyeth American Painter 1917–2009
Andrew Wyeth American Painter 1917–2009 5,996 GE 
George Eastman American Photography 1854–1932
George Eastman American Photography 1854–1932 7,782 GW 
Grant Wood American Painter 1891–1942
Grant Wood American Painter 1891–1942 8,726 WM 
Winsor McCay American Cartoonist 1869–1934
Winsor McCay American Cartoonist 1869–1934 8,980 ML 
Maya Lin American Sculptor b. 1959
Maya Lin American Sculptor b. 1959 8,990 MB 
Mathew Brady American Photographer 1822–1896
Mathew Brady American Photographer 1822–1896 9,013 OD Oscar de la Renta American Designer 1932–2014
9,261 JR 
Jacob Riis American Photographer 1849–1914
Jacob Riis American Photographer 1849–1914 10,120 GB 
Gutzon Borglum American Sculptor 1867–1941
Gutzon Borglum American Sculptor 1867–1941 10,130 CC 
Chuck Close American Painter b. 1940
Chuck Close American Painter b. 1940 10,206 GS 
Gilbert Stuart American Painter 1755–1828
Gilbert Stuart American Painter 1755–1828 10,231 DJ Donald Judd American Artist 1928–1994
10,443 BR 
Bob Ross American Painter 1942–1995
Bob Ross American Painter 1942–1995 10,600 RI 
Robert Indiana American Costume Designer 1928–2018
Robert Indiana American Costume Designer 1928–2018 10,746 ES 
Edward S. Curtis American Photographer 1868–1952
Edward S. Curtis American Photographer 1868–1952 10,894 GF 
Grandmaster Flash American Artist b. 1958
Grandmaster Flash American Artist b. 1958 11,057 SA 
Scott Adams American Artist b. 1957
Scott Adams American Artist b. 1957 11,252 MW 
Meg White American Photographer b. 1974
Meg White American Photographer b. 1974 11,280 LH Lewis Hine American Photographer 1874–1940
11,413 CA Charles Addams American Cartoonist 1912–1988
11,543 AB 
Alison Bechdel American Cartoonist b. 1960
Alison Bechdel American Cartoonist b. 1960 11,711 KV 
Kat Von D American Artist b. 1982
Kat Von D American Artist b. 1982 11,732 DB 
Daniel Burnham American Architect 1846–1912
Daniel Burnham American Architect 1846–1912 12,190 GM 
Grandma Moses American Painter 1860–1961
Grandma Moses American Painter 1860–1961 12,491 FR 
Frederic Remington American Sculptor 1861–1909
Frederic Remington American Sculptor 1861–1909 12,912 SN Shirin Neshat American Photographer b. 1957
13,082 BW 
Benjamin West American Painter 1738–1820
Benjamin West American Painter 1738–1820 13,188 JT 
John Trumbull American Painter 1756–1843
John Trumbull American Painter 1756–1843 13,596 MR 
Ma Rainey American Artist 1886–1939
Ma Rainey American Artist 1886–1939 14,910 TH 
Thomas Hart Benton (painter) American Painter 1889–1975
Thomas Hart Benton (painter) American Painter 1889–1975 15,722 M 
Moondog American Artist 1916–1999
Moondog American Artist 1916–1999 16,113 EC 
E. C. Segar American Artist 1894–1938
E. C. Segar American Artist 1894–1938 16,243 JH Jenny Holzer American Artist b. 1950
16,485 AM 
Agnes Martin American Painter 1912–2004
Agnes Martin American Painter 1912–2004
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