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Wallace Berman

Wallace Berman, American painter and illustrator (died 1976)

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Born
February 18, 1926
Died
February 18, 1976
Zodiac sign
Aquarius
Birth year
1926

About Wallace Berman

Wallace "Wally" Berman was an American experimental filmmaker, assemblage, and collage artist and a crucial figure in postwar California art. Berman created Verifax collages, which consist of photocopies of images from magazines and newspapers mounted onto a flat surface in collage fashion and mixed with occasional solid areas of acrylic paint. In 1957 Berman had his first exhibition of his artworks at the newly opened Ferus Gallery in Los Angeles. Berman created a six-minute 8mm silent experimental film, Aleph, that he worked on from 1958 to 1976.

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Wallace Berman timeline

  1. In 1957 Berman had his first exhibition of his artworks at the newly opened Ferus Gallery in Los Angeles.
  2. Berman created a six-minute 8mm silent experimental film, Aleph, that he worked on from 1958 to 1976.

The world when Wallace Berman was born

Wallace Berman was born in 1926. 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 1926

  • #1 song"Bye Bye Blackbird"
  • Top movieThe General (Buster Keaton)
  • Best-selling bookThe Sun Also Rises – Ernest Hemingway

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentGertrude Ederle swims the English Channel
  • Top headlineA.A. Milne publishes Winnie-the-Pooh
  • Technology milestoneFirst demonstration of television
  • Defining fadFlagpole sitting
  • Notable inventionPop-up toaster
  • World population2.01 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderCalvin Coolidge
  • Sports championSt. Louis Cardinals (World Series)
  • U.S. population117.4M

1926 versus 2026

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

Measure19262026
Gas$0.23$3.45/gal
Average home$6,000$435,000
Average income$3,620$67,500
Movie ticket$0.25$11.95
Postage stamp$0.02$0.73
Population117.4M341 million

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