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Witz
Witz may refer to: People * Bob Witz (1934–2021), American artist * Chaim Witz (born 1949), birth name of Gene Simmons, American musician, band member of Kiss * Dan Witz (born 1957), Brooklyn-based street artist and realist painter * Emanuel Witz (1717–1797), Swiss painter * Konrad Witz, (c. 1400–1445), German painter * Laurent Witz Laurent Witz (born 21 November 1975) is a French film maker. Witz and fellow producer Alexandre Espigares won an Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film for the 2013 film ''Mr Hublot'' at the 86th Academy Awards. Decorations * Ordre des Arts ..., filmmaker * Sergio Witz Rodríguez (born 1962), Mexican poet Geography * Saint-Witz, commune in the Val-d'Oise department in Île-de-France in northern France * Stadion in der Witz, stadium in Mainz-Kastel, Wiesbaden, Germany Other uses * ''Witz'' (novel), novel by Joshua Cohen * Kwik Witz, syndicated comedy program * Witz (וויץ) is Yiddish for "joke" * WITZ (AM), a radio station ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dan Witz
Dan Witz (born 1957) is a Brooklyn, New York City, NY based street artist and realist painter. He grew up in Chicago, IL, and graduated in 1981 from Cooper Union, on New York City's Lower East Side. Witz, consistently active since the late 1970s, is one of the pioneers of the street art movement. Dan Witz's paintings have been shown in galleries throughout the US and Europe. In June 2010 a monograph, "Dan Witz. In Plain View. 30 Years of Artworks Illegal and Otherwise", was published by Ginkgo press. Career Dan Witz received a National Endowment of the Arts grant, in 1983, and fellowships from the New York Foundation of the Arts, in 1992 and 2000 In 1983 Dan Witz's first book, "The Birds of Manhattan" was published by Skinny Books. His second book, In Plain View, was released in June 2010, by Gingko Press. In September 2010, Gingko Press will release "Hummingbirds, 2011". The work of Dan Witz has appeared in ''Juxtapoz'', ''Time (magazine), Time'', ''Arts Magazine'', ''New Yor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |