Robert Philipp

Robert Philipp was an American painter influenced by Impressionism and Post-Impressionism, and known for his nudes, still lifes, and portraits of attractive women and Hollywood stars. Noted art critic Henry McBride called Philipp one of America's top six painters of his generation. He was an instructor of painting at the Art Students League of New York for 33 years, the American artist Itshak Holtz was a student of Philipp. Philipp was Secretary of the National Academy of Design, and National Academician, Benjamin Franklin Fellow, Royal Society of Arts in London. He was married to model and fellow artist Rochelle ("Shelly") Post, who frequently posed for him until her death in 1971. His compositions and painting style have been compared to the art of Edgar Degas and Pierre-Auguste Renoir. Philipp won prizes in most of the important exhibitions of his time, and his paintings are in numerous museums and important private collections. ^{Robert Philipp, American painter (d. 1981)}

2 February 1895

Born on the same birth date (2 February 1895): George Halas • George Sutcliffe

Born on the same birth day (2 February): Adnan Oktar • Clem Windsor • Dale T. Mortensen • David Jason • Georg Gawliczek • Georg II of Fleckenstein-Dagstuhl • Hisashi (musician) • Ina Garten • James Dickey • Jascha Heifetz • Jill Scott (footballer) • Michael Talbott • Robert Mandan • Saia Fainga'a • Than Shwe • Waldemar Kmentt • William Rose Benét

Born in the same month (February 1895): Babe Ruth • Conn Smythe • George Halas • George Sutcliffe • Henrik Dam • Hermann Brill • Kristian Djurhuus • Louis Zborowski • María Teresa Vera • Max Horkheimer • Miyagiyama Fukumatsu • Nigel Bruce • Robert M. La Follette Jr. • Víctor Raúl Haya de la Torre • Wilhelm Burgdorf