Artists of the Cold War
The atlas holds 10 people and 234 moments here, from 1947 to 1991. The most recorded lives are Ronald Reagan, Freddie Mercury and Salvador Dalí.
Notable people
Ronald Reagan
from 1952 to 1991
90 moments here
American broadcaster, actor, labor leader, governor of California, and 40th president of the United States.…
Freddie Mercury
from 1954 to 1991
43 moments here
Freddie Mercury (Farrokh Bulsara) was a British singer, songwriter, pianist, and lead vocalist of Queen.…
Salvador Dalí
from 1947 to 1989
23 moments here
Spanish painter, sculptor, writer, designer, filmmaker, and leading exponent of Surrealism. Born in Figueres, Dalí trained in Madrid, joined the…
Steve Jobs
from 1955 to 1991
19 moments here
Steven Paul Jobs was an American entrepreneur, inventor, and executive who co-founded Apple, founded NeXT, and led Pixar.…
Kurt Cobain
from 1967 to 1991
16 moments here
American singer, guitarist, songwriter, and founding member of Nirvana. This chronology maps documented residences, recording sessions, performances,…
Pablo Picasso
from 1948 to 1973
14 moments here
Spanish painter, sculptor, printmaker, ceramicist, and co-founder of Cubism. Born in Málaga, Picasso trained in A Coruña, Barcelona, and Madrid…
Le Corbusier
from 1947 to 1965
13 moments here
Charles-Édouard Jeanneret-Gris, known as Le Corbusier, was a Swiss-born French architect, designer, painter, writer, and urban planner.…
J. R. R. Tolkien
from 1947 to 1973
9 moments here
John Ronald Reuel Tolkien was an English philologist, university professor, and author of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings.…
Walt Disney
from 1949 to 1966
5 moments here
Walter Elias Disney was an American animator, film producer, voice actor, and entrepreneur. His documented movements include childhood residences in…
Frida Kahlo
from 1950 to 1954
2 moments here
Mexican painter Frida Kahlo (Magdalena Carmen Frida Kahlo y Calderón) was born in Coyoacán and spent much of her life in Mexico City.…
Moments
- 1947 CIAM VI participation Le Corbusier
- 1947 Visits Horst at Oyster Bay Salvador Dalí
- 1947 Move to Manor Road J. R. R. Tolkien
- 1948 Establishes Villa La Galloise Pablo Picasso
- 1948 Performs in the Bomarzo gardens Salvador Dalí
- 1948 Travels to Rome Salvador Dalí
- 1948 Returns to Portlligat Salvador Dalí
- 1948 Addresses the Wrocław peace congress Pablo Picasso
- 1948 Visits Auschwitz and Birkenau Pablo Picasso
- 1949 Stay at Unité d'Habitation construction site Le Corbusier
- 1949 Move to Holmby Hills Walt Disney
- 1949 Meets Pope Pius XII Salvador Dalí
- 1950 Hospital ABC treatment Frida Kahlo
- 1950 Move to Holywell Street J. R. R. Tolkien
- 1950 First Ronchamp visit Le Corbusier
- 1950 Long Island murals and sandcasts Le Corbusier
- 1950 Retreats to paint at Portlligat Salvador Dalí
- 1951 Family visit at Schiphol Airport Walt Disney
- 1951 Chandigarh planning site Le Corbusier
- 1951 Attends Venice's Ball of the Century Salvador Dalí
- 1952 Légion d'Honneur at Cité Radieuse Le Corbusier
- 1952 Marries Nancy Davis Ronald Reagan
- 1952 Builds Pacific Palisades home Ronald Reagan
- 1953 Move to Sandfield Road J. R. R. Tolkien
- 1953 Enamel production at Luynes Le Corbusier
- 1953 Ker Memorial Lecture in Glasgow J. R. R. Tolkien
- 1954 Sent to St. Peter's School Freddie Mercury
- 1954 Death in Mexico City Frida Kahlo
- 1954 Returns to Vallauris with Jacqueline Pablo Picasso
- 1955 Settles at La Californie Pablo Picasso
- 1955 Paints in his Portlligat studio Salvador Dalí
- 1955 Birth in San Francisco Steve Jobs
- 1955 Disneyland opening and dedication Walt Disney
- 1955 First O'Donnell Lecture J. R. R. Tolkien
- 1955 Japan trip for National Museum project Le Corbusier
- 1956 Performs at Park Güell Salvador Dalí
- 1957 Moves to San Onofre Drive Ronald Reagan
- 1957 Paints Las Meninas series at Cannes Pablo Picasso
- 1958 Thirteenth Chandigarh trip Le Corbusier
- 1958 Marries Gala at Els Àngels Salvador Dalí
- 1959 Occupies Château de Vauvenargues Pablo Picasso
- 1959 Studies paintings at the Prado Salvador Dalí
- 1959 Family move to Monta Loma Steve Jobs
- 1960 Sorbonne conference Le Corbusier
- 1961 Celebrates his eightieth birthday in Vallauris Pablo Picasso
- 1961 Inspects the future Theatre-Museum Salvador Dalí
- 1961 Marries Jacqueline in Vallauris Pablo Picasso
- 1961 Settles at Notre-Dame-de-Vie Pablo Picasso
- 1963 Florence exhibition and civic honor Le Corbusier
- 1963 Returned to Zanzibar Freddie Mercury