Mark Tobey

Mark George Tobey was an American painter. His densely structured compositions, inspired by Asian calligraphy, resemble Abstract expressionism, although the motives for his compositions differ philosophically from most Abstract Expressionist painters. His work was widely recognized throughout the United States and Europe. Along with Guy Anderson, Kenneth Callahan, Morris Graves, and William Cumming, Tobey was a founder of the Northwest School. Senior in age and experience, he had a strong influence on the others; friend and mentor, Tobey shared their interest in philosophy and Eastern religions. Similar to others of the Northwest School, Tobey was mostly self-taught after early studies at the Art Institute of Chicago. In 1921, Tobey founded the art department at The Cornish School in Seattle, Washington.

11 December 1890

Born on the same birth date (11 December 1890): Carlos Gardel

Born on the same birth day (11 December): Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn • Betsy Blair • Hermína Týrlová • James Ellsworth (wrestler) • Jay Bell • Justin Currie • Lisa Ortiz • Marco Pierre White • McCoy Tyner • Robert Henriques • Roy Hibbert • Roy Wood Jr. • Santiago Creel • Taku Yamasaki

Born in the same month (December 1890): Adolfo Ruiz Cortines • Bohuslav Martinů • Carlos Gardel • David Bomberg • Dion Fortune • Edwin Howard Armstrong • Fritz Lang • Harry Babcock (pole vaulter) • Hermann Joseph Muller • Jaroslav Heyrovský • Konstantinos Georgakopoulos • Laura Salverson • László Bárdossy • Noel Odell • Percy Hodge • Prince Joachim of Prussia • Quincy Wright • Rudolf Schlichter • Yoshio Nishina • Yvonne Arnaud