Arts
Painters, sculptors, dancers and designers whose work outlives them. 185 people are remembered here. Light a candle, read their story, and add a memory of your own.
Donald Sutherland1935 – 2024 · ActorHe loved what he did and did what he loved. A life well lived.
273 candles · 16 tributes
Andy Warhol1928 – 1987 · ArtistIn the future, everyone will be world-famous for 15 minutes.
228 candles · 14 tributes
Pablo Picasso1881 – 1973 · Painter and sculptorEverything you can imagine is real.
226 candles · 10 tributes
James Earl Jones1931 – 2024 · Actor (stageThe voice of Vader and Mufasa; a stage giant forever.
221 candles · 19 tributes
Mary Tyler Moore1936 – 2017 · ActressShe turned the world on with her smile.
206 candles · 19 tributes
James Van Der Beek1977 – 2026 · ActorHe met his final days with courage, faith, and grace.
191 candles · 19 tributes
David Lynch1946 – 2025 · Film directorEagle Scout. Missoula, Montana. Keep your eye on the donut.
182 candles · 17 tributes
Angela Lansbury1925 – 2022 · ActressBroadway queen, TV sleuth, and Mrs Potts forever.
162 candles · 18 tributes
Vincent van Gogh1853 – 1890 · PainterI dream my painting and I paint my dream.
140 candles · 14 tributes
Frida Kahlo1907 – 1954 · PainterFeet, what do I need you for when I have wings to fly?
134 candles · 14 tributes
Fabrizio Plessi1940 – 2026 · Italian installation artistMade television a material and Venice the grammar of video art.
100 candles · 9 tributes
Sliman Mansour1947 – 2026 · PainterHe painted sumud so a homeland could be carried and remembered.
96 candles · 5 tributes
Lora Bumps1926 – 2026 · Painter (still life)A Truro still-life painter who reached 100 with oysters, books and a clear mind.
94 candles · 7 tributes
John Pickles† 2026 · Music industry entrepreneurYorkshire music entrepreneur who took DJ megamixes to three UK number ones with Jive Bunny.
93 candles · 5 tributes
Chita Rivera1933 – 2024 · ActressBroadway's electric dancer: Anita, Velma, Spider Woman, forever.
93 candles · 6 tributes
Annette Saint-Pierre1925 – 2026 · EducatorEducator and publisher who made Franco-Manitoban literature visible and saved Gabrielle Roy's house.
91 candles · 7 tributes
Dimitris Kokotas1968 – 2026 · SingerBe strong enough to keep singing the songs we loved.
91 candles · 8 tributes
Jean-François Leroy1956 – 2026 · PhotojournalistHe made Perpignan a beacon: go and see, never look away.
90 candles · 4 tributes
Will Murray1953 – 2026 · NovelistKept Doc Savage alive and co-created Squirrel Girl; pulp historian who bridged fan to pro.
88 candles · 6 tributes
Aracy Amaral1930 – 2026 · Art historianHistorian of Brazilian modernism who led museums and made Tarsila's catalogue a national reference.
87 candles · 5 tributes
Juan Tamariz1942 – 2026 · MagicianSpain's joyful master of cards: he made wonder feel like play, and made magicians rethink magic.
86 candles · 10 tributes
Ian Berry1934 – 2026 · PhotojournalistMagnum eye at Sharpeville whose frames proved the crowd was fleeing, not fighting.
85 candles · 4 tributes
Jay Maisel1931 – 2026 · PhotographerHe taught generations to look: light, color, gesture.
84 candles · 5 tributes
Betye Saar1926 – 2026 · Assemblage artistAssemblage pioneer who armed Aunt Jemima and remade racist kitsch into Black feminist power.
82 candles · 8 tributes
David Hockney1937 – 2026 · PainterYorkshire Pop pioneer who painted California pools, opera sets and the joy of looking.
79 candles · 14 tributes
Ilan Dar1937 – 2026 · Actor (stageIsraeli stage and screen giant; forever Ilan of Krovim Krovim.
78 candles · 8 tributes
Aleksandr Pashchenko1945 – 2026 · SingerFrom scenery crew to People's Artist, he gave Orenburg nearly 700 roles and his whole heart.
75 candles · 9 tributes
Len Brown1941 – 2026 · WriterCo-creator of Mars Attacks. Topps creative soul for 41 years. For the kids. Country roots forever.
75 candles · 9 tributes
Yves Schlirf1950 – 2026 · Comic-book booksellerThe Brussels bookseller who built Kana, steered XIII and Blake et Mortimer, and put Naruto into Francophone hands.
71 candles · 5 tributes
Yves Brunier1941 – 2026 · puppeteerThe man inside Casimir, France's gentle orange dinosaur.
70 candles · 7 tributes
Solomon Pappaiah1936 – 2026 · Tamil scholarHe made Tamil laugh, think, and gather around the debate stage.
68 candles · 3 tributes
Franco Fontana1933 – 2026 · PhotographerWhat remains of me when I go? Colour.
68 candles · 5 tributes
Li Weikang1947 – 2026 · Peking opera danGolden-voiced Peking opera dan who fused Mei, Cheng, and Zhang schools into a style of her own.
67 candles · 5 tributes
Barry Cleavin1939 – 2026 · Fine art printmaker (intaglio/etchingNZ master printmaker who made doubt, bones and Hereweka speak in ink.
66 candles · 7 tributes
Geles Cabrera1926 – 2026 · SculptorMexico's pioneering woman sculptor who carved a museum of her own and taught bodies to move in stone.
65 candles · 4 tributes
Grace Chang1933 – 2026 · SingerMambo Girl of Cathay's golden age, whose voice outlived the screen.
65 candles · 10 tributes
Keyvan Khosrovani1938 – 2026 · Iranian architectArchitect and couturier who dressed an empress in Iranian crafts, and kept building beauty in exile.
60 candles · 6 tributes
Blas Jaime1934 – 2026 · Last native speaker of ChanáHe kept Chaná alive when the world called it extinct.
59 candles · 7 tributes- MMary Heilmann1940 – 2026 · Abstract painter
Color, chairs, and the ocean. A painter's painter.
59 candles · 7 tributes 
Anna Louizos1957 – 2026 · Scenic designerShe built our homes on Broadway stages.
57 candles · 6 tributes
Jules Feiffer1929 – 2025 · CartoonistPulitzer and Oscar satirist who drew America's neuroses for decades.
57 candles · 5 tributes
Carlo Borlenghi1956 – 2026 · Sailing and watersports photographerHe taught the sailing world how to see the sea.
54 candles · 10 tributes
John Irvin1940 – 2026 · Film and television directorA director with balls behind the camera.
50 candles · 8 tributes
Peter Max1937 – 2026 · Graphic designerThe rainbow-eyed painter who put flower power on posters, stamps and stadiums.
48 candles · 7 tributes
Alexander Sharovsky1948 – 2026 · Actor and theatre directorBaku actor and director who led the Russian Drama Theatre for three decades.
48 candles · 5 tributes