Famous People and Events

Andy Warhol-

Famous throughout the 70's and 80's with exhibit's in museums and galleries across the United States. He is well known for paintings of Mick Jagger, Marilyn Monroe, and Micheal Jackson. He is known for his paintings of Pop artists, Shoes, and images from advertisements. Andy also painted a picture of Dennis Hopper seen above from the Movie "Easy Rider" which he painted a 2 years after its release in 1969.

Construction of the Centre Georges Pompidou begins-
   This Complex house a vast public library and the IRCAM, which is a center for music and acoustic research. It also hold the largest museum for modern art in Europe called the Musee National d'Art Moderne. The complex was designed by Italian Architect Renzo Piano, the architect couple Richard Rogers and Su Rogers, Gianfranco Franchini and Edmund Happold.  It was said the design of the Complex "Turned the architecture world upside down". The complex is locally known at the Beaubourg, but  is named after the President of France- Georges Pompidou who decided its creation. It was finished in January of 1977. Since its creation it has had 150 million visitors.