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Adolph Gottlieb

American artist (1903-1974)

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Born
March 14, 1903
Died
March 4, 1974
Zodiac sign
Pisces
Birth year
1903

About Adolph Gottlieb

Adolph Gottlieb was an American abstract expressionist painter who also made sculpture and became a printmaker. Gottlieb had his first solo exhibition at the Dudensing Galleries in New York City in 1930. Gottlieb's pictographs, which he created from 1941 to 1954, are one of the first coherent bodies of mature painting by an American of his generation. Adolph Gottlieb (March 14, 1903 – March 4, 1974) was an American abstract expressionist painter who also made sculpture and became a printmaker.

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Adolph Gottlieb timeline

  1. Adolph Gottlieb (March 14, 1903 – March 4, 1974) was an American abstract expressionist painter who also made sculpture and became a printmaker.
  2. Gottlieb had his first solo exhibition at the Dudensing Galleries in New York City in 1930.
  3. Gottlieb's pictographs, which he created from 1941 to 1954, are one of the first coherent bodies of mature painting by an American of his generation.

The world when Adolph Gottlieb was born

Adolph Gottlieb was born in 1903. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1903

  • Top movieThe Great Train Robbery (first narrative film)
  • Best-selling book"Lady Rose's Daughter" – Mrs. Humphry Ward

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentFirst World Series — Boston vs Pittsburgh
  • Top headlineWright brothers achieve first powered flight
  • Technology milestoneFirst powered airplane flight (12 seconds, 120 feet)
  • World population~1.63B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderTheodore Roosevelt
  • U.S. population80.4M

1903 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Adolph Gottlieb's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19032026
Population80.4M341 million

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