March 28 is the birthday of Italian painter FRA BARTOLOMEO (1472-1517).

"Fra Bartolomeo's compositions are remarkable for skill in the massing of light and shade, richness and delicacy of colouring, and for the admirable drapery of the figures, Bartolomeo having been the first to introduce and use the lay-figure with joints." (Wikipedia)

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March 28 is the birthday of French painter EMMANUEL BENNER (1836-1896).

Benner "studied under his father, and under Jean-Jacques Eck (1812–1887) at the School for industrial design (école de dessin industriel) of Mulhouse, then in Paris with Henner and with Léon Bonnat. He started exhibiting paintings at the Salon de Paris in 1867 and would do so regularly until his death. The Benner twins also collaborated as designers with their other fellow Alsatian, ceramist and potter Théodore Deck." (Wikipedia)

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March 28 is the birthday of "The King of Jazz," PAUL WHITEMAN (1890 -1967).

"Jazz tickles your muscles, symphonies stretch your soul."

Whiteman was one of the most popular American band leaders of the 1920s and 1930s. He and his orchestra gave the premiere of Gershwin's RHAPSODY IN BLUE in 1924. In "The King of Jazz," a a 1930 pre-Code color film starring Whiteman and his orchestra, "Rhapsody in Blue" is given a rather surreal presentation ...

March 28 is the birthday of the Austrian-American pianist RUDOLF SERKIN (1903-1981).

Serkin "was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1963 and in March 1972 celebrated his 100th appearance with the New York Philharmonic by playing Johannes Brahms' Piano Concerto No. 1. The orchestra and board of directors also named Serkin an honorary member of the New York Philharmonic-Symphony Society, a distinction also conferred on Aaron Copland, Igor Stravinsky, and Paul Hindemith. In 1986, he celebrated his 50th anniversary as a guest artist with the orchestra. He is regarded as one of the primary interpreters of the music of Beethoven in the 20th century.

Revered as a musician's musician, a father figure to a legion of younger players who came to the Marlboro School and Festival, and a pianist of enormous musical integrity, he toured all over the world and continued his solo career and recording activities until illness prevented further work in 1989." (Wikipedia)