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Oliver Waterman Larkin, American historian and author (died 1970)
Oliver Waterman Larkin was an American art historian and educator. He won the 1950 Pulitzer Prize for History for his book Art and Life in America. He won several scholarships as an undergraduate and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa in his senior year. It was the first time a work on the history of visual arts had won the award.
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Oliver W. Larkin was born in 1896. 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.
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| Measure | 1896 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 69.0M | 341 million |
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