1948  

From The Art and Popular Culture Encyclopedia

(Difference between revisions)
Jump to: navigation, search
Revision as of 19:03, 17 May 2018
Jahsonic (Talk | contribs)

← Previous diff
Current revision
Jahsonic (Talk | contribs)

Line 1: Line 1:
{| class="toccolours" style="float: left; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 2em; font-size: 85%; background:#c6dbf7; color:black; width:30em; max-width: 40%;" cellspacing="5" {| class="toccolours" style="float: left; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 2em; font-size: 85%; background:#c6dbf7; color:black; width:30em; max-width: 40%;" cellspacing="5"
-| style="text-align: left;" |"[[Popular culture|Pop culture]] - the [[folk culture]] of the modern market, the culture of the instant, at once subsuming past and future and refusing to acknowledge the reality of either - began about [[1948]], in the United States and Great Britain." --''[[Lipstick Traces|Lipstick Traces: A Secret History of the Twentieth Century]]'', p. 257.+| style="text-align: left;" |
 +"[[Popular culture|Pop culture]] - the [[folk culture]] of the modern market, the culture of the instant, at once subsuming past and future and refusing to acknowledge the reality of either - began about [[1948]], in the United States and Great Britain." --''[[Lipstick Traces|Lipstick Traces: A Secret History of the Twentieth Century]]'', p. 257.
 +<hr>
 +"In 1948, two widely read books were published that would inspire a "[[Malthusian catastrophe|neo-Malthusian]]" debate on population and the environment: Fairfield Osborn’s ''[[Our Plundered Planet]]'' and [[William Vogt]]’s ''[[Road to Survival]]''." --Sholem Stein
 +<hr>
 +The greatest thing you'll ever learn<br>
 +Is just to [[love]] and be loved in return<br>
 +--"[[Nature Boy]]" (1948) by eden ahbez
|} |}
{{Template}} {{Template}}
'''1948''' is the 948th year of the 2nd millennium, the 48th year of the 20th century, and the 9th year of the [[1940s]] decade. '''1948''' is the 948th year of the 2nd millennium, the 48th year of the 20th century, and the 9th year of the [[1940s]] decade.
- +== Events ==
 +* [[May 15]] - [[1948 Arab–Israeli War]]: The [[Mandatory Palestine|British Mandate of Palestine]] is officially terminated; expeditionary forces from [[Egypt]], [[Jordan|Transjordan]], [[Syria]] and [[Iraq]] invade [[Israel]] and clash with Israeli forces.
== Art and culture == == Art and culture ==
 +*[[COBRA (avant-garde movement)]] coined
*The [[United Nations General Assembly]] adopts the [[Universal Declaration of Human Rights]]. *The [[United Nations General Assembly]] adopts the [[Universal Declaration of Human Rights]].
* [[Jack Kerouac]] introduces the term [[Beat Generation]] * [[Jack Kerouac]] introduces the term [[Beat Generation]]
Line 13: Line 22:
*''[[The City and the Pillar]]'' by Gore Vidal *''[[The City and the Pillar]]'' by Gore Vidal
*''[[The Great Tradition]]'' by F. R. Leavis *''[[The Great Tradition]]'' by F. R. Leavis
 +*"[[The Lottery]]" by Shirley Jackson
 +*''[[No Longer Human]]'' by Osamu Dazai
 +
===Visual culture=== ===Visual culture===
*''[[Noguchi Coffee Table]]'' *''[[Noguchi Coffee Table]]''
*''[[Christina's World]]'' *''[[Christina's World]]''
 +*''[[La vie amoureuse des spumiferes]]'' by Hugnet
 +
===Music=== ===Music===
* [[Étude aux chemins de fer]] by Pierre Schaeffer is recorded * [[Étude aux chemins de fer]] by Pierre Schaeffer is recorded
* [[Black Coffee (1948 song)|Black Coffee]] by written by Sonny Burke, the lyrics by Paul Francis Webster * [[Black Coffee (1948 song)|Black Coffee]] by written by Sonny Burke, the lyrics by Paul Francis Webster
 +* [[Nature Boy]] by Nat King Cole
== Births == == Births ==
-[[Tee Scott]] - [[Brian Eno]] - [[Lester Bangs]] - [[Catherine Breillat]] - [[John Carpenter]] - [[Nick Drake]] - [[Donna Summer]] - [[Joe Dallesandro]] - [[Ian McEwan]] - [[Martin Hannett]] - [[William Gibson]] - [[Francis Grasso]] - [[Glenn Branca]] - [[Gérard Depardieu]] - [[Catherine Millet]] - [[Eric Fischl]] - [[John Martyn]] - [[James Ellroy]]+* [[January 23]] [[Anita Pointer]] ([[The Pointer Sisters]]) (d. 2022)
- +* [[February 1]] &ndash; [[Rick James]], American composer, singer and musician (d. [[2004]])
 +* [[December 6]] &ndash; [[Linda Creed]], American singer-songwriter (d. 1986)
 +*[[Tee Scott]]
 +*[[Catherine Breillat]]
 +*[[Ian McEwan]]
 +*[[Martin Hannett]]
 +*[[William Gibson]]
 +*[[Francis Grasso]]
 +*[[Glenn Branca]]
 +*[[Catherine Millet]]
 +*[[Eric Fischl]]
* [[Donald Fagen]], American rock keyboardist * [[Donald Fagen]], American rock keyboardist
* [[John Carpenter]], American film director, producer, screenwriter and composer * [[John Carpenter]], American film director, producer, screenwriter and composer
-* [[Rick James]], American Motown performer (d. [[2004]]) 
* [[Alice Cooper]], American hard rock singer and musician * [[Alice Cooper]], American hard rock singer and musician
* [[Barbara Hershey]], American actress * [[Barbara Hershey]], American actress
-* [[Kitten Natividad]], Mexican-American film actress+* [[Kitten Natividad]], Mexican-American film actress (d. 2022)
-* [[Pim Fortuyn]], Dutch politician and author (d. [[2002]])+* [[Pim Fortuyn]], Dutch politician and author (d. 2002)
* [[Mike Figgis]], American director, screenwriter and composer * [[Mike Figgis]], American director, screenwriter and composer
* [[Bernadette Peters]], American actress and singer * [[Bernadette Peters]], American actress and singer
Line 40: Line 64:
* [[Steve Winwood]], English rock singer * [[Steve Winwood]], English rock singer
* [[Brian Eno]], English musician and record producer * [[Brian Eno]], English musician and record producer
-* [[Leo Sayer]], English rock musician 
* [[Stevie Nicks]], American rock singer and songwriter * [[Stevie Nicks]], American rock singer and songwriter
* [[Nick Drake]], English musician (d. [[1974]]) * [[Nick Drake]], English musician (d. [[1974]])
Line 50: Line 73:
* [[John Martyn]], born Iain McGeachy, British folk-rock guitarist (d. [[2009]]) * [[John Martyn]], born Iain McGeachy, British folk-rock guitarist (d. [[2009]])
* [[Jeremy Irons]], English actor * [[Jeremy Irons]], English actor
-* [[Maurizio Gucci]], Italian businessman and murder victim (d. [[1995]])+* [[Olivia Newton-John]], English-born Australian singer and actress (d. 2022)
-* [[Olivia Newton-John]], English-born Australian singer and actress+
-* [[Johnny Ramone]], American guitarist ([[Ramones]]) (d. [[2004]])+
* [[Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan]], Pakistani musician (d. [[1997]]) * [[Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan]], Pakistani musician (d. [[1997]])
-* [[December 2]]+* [[T. Coraghessan Boyle]], American writer
-** [[T. Coraghessan Boyle]], American writer+* [[Lester Bangs]], American music journalist (d. [[1982]])
-** [[Toninho Horta]], Brazilian singer and musician+* [[Samuel L. Jackson]], African-American actor and film producer
-** [[Christine Westermann]], German television and radio host, journalist and author+* [[Gérard Depardieu]], French actor
-* [[December 3]]+* [[Joe Dallesandro]], American model and actor
-** [[Rick Cua]], American singer and evangelist+* [[Donna Summer]], African-American singer and actress (d. [[2012]])
-** [[Ozzy Osbourne]], English singer ([[Black Sabbath]])+
-* [[December 6]]+
-** [[Keke Rosberg]], Finnish Formula One champion+
-** [[Marius Müller-Westernhagen]], German actor and musician+
-** [[JoBeth Williams]], American actress and director+
-* [[December 7]]+
-** [[Gary Morris]], American country singer and actor+
-** [[Tony Thomas (producer)|Tony Thomas]], American television producer+
-** [[Mads Vinding]], Danish bassist+
-* [[December 10]] &ndash; [[Abu Abbas]], founder of the Palestine Liberation Front (d. [[2004]])+
-* [[December 11]] &ndash; [[Chester Thompson]], American rock drummer+
-* [[December 12]] &ndash; [[Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa]], 20th [[President of Portugal]]+
-* [[December 13]]+
-** [[Lillian Board]], South African-born English Olympic athlete (d. [[1970]])+
-** [[Ted Nugent]], American rock guitarist and singer+
-** [[David O'List]], English rock guitarist+
-* [[December 14]]+
-** [[Lester Bangs]], American music journalist (d. [[1982]])+
-** [[Kim Beazley]], Australian politician+
-* [[December 19]] &ndash; [[Ken Brown (ice hockey)|Ken Brown]], Canadian ice hockey player+
-* [[December 20]] &ndash; [[Alan Parsons]], English songwriter, musician and record producer+
-* [[December 21]]+
-** [[Samuel L. Jackson]], African-American actor and film producer+
-** [[Willi Resetarits]], Austrian musician and cabaret artist+
-* [[December 22]]+
-** [[Noel Edmonds]], English TV presenter and DJ+
-** [[Flip Mark]], American child actor+
-** [[Lynne Thigpen]], American actress (d. [[2003]])+
-* [[December 23]] &ndash; [[Jim Ferguson]], American guitarist, composer, educator, author and music journalist+
-* [[December 25]]+
-** [[Alia Al-Hussein|Queen Alia]] (d. [[1977]])+
-** [[Barbara Mandrell]], American country singer+
-* [[December 27]]+
-**[[Ronnie Caldwell]], American [[soul music]] and [[rhythm and blues]] musician (d. [[1967]])+
-**[[Gérard Depardieu]], French actor+
-* [[December 28]]+
-** [[Dick Siegel]], American songwriter+
-** [[Mary Weiss]], American singer ([[The Shangri-Las]])+
-* [[December 29]] &ndash; [[Peter Robinson (Northern Ireland politician)|Peter Robinson]], Northern Ireland First Minister+
-* [[December 31]]+
-** [[Stephen Cleobury]], English composer and conductor+
-** [[Joe Dallesandro]], American model and actor+
-** [[Sandy Jardine]], Scottish professional footballer playing for Rangers and Hearts and representing Scotland (d. [[2014]])+
-** [[Donna Summer]], African-American singer and actress (d. [[2012]])+
- +
-===Date unknown===+
-[[File:Judy Nylon.jpg|thumb|100px|[[Judy Nylon]]]]+
-* [[Archana Bhattacharyya]], Indian physicist+
-* [[Miguel Cabrera Cabrera]], Spanish architect and politician+
-* [[Vicatan]], born Vicente Doria Catan Jr., Filipino comic book artist (d. [[2004]])+
-* [[Gudo Hoegel]], German actor and voice actor+
-* [[Phalon Jones]], American [[soul music]] and [[rhythm and blues]] musician (d. [[1967]])+
-* [[John Blair Moore]], American comic book artist+
-* [[Johnny Nicholas]], American blues musician+
-* [[Judy Nylon]], American artist and musician+
-* [[Edward Rutherfurd]], born Francis Edward Wintle, English novelist+
==Deaths == ==Deaths ==
-[[Antonin Artaud]] - [[Sergei Eisenstein]] - [[Kurt Schwitters]]+* [[January 8]] &ndash; [[Kurt Schwitters]], German artist (b. [[1887]])
 +* [[February 9]] &ndash; [[Karl Valentin]], German actor (b. [[1882]])
 +* [[February 11]] &ndash; [[Sergei Eisenstein]], Soviet film director (b. [[1898]])
 +* [[March 4]] &ndash; [[Antonin Artaud]], French playwright, actor and director (b. [[1896]])
 +*[[June 16]] – [[Holbrook Jackson]], English journalist, writer, publisher and bibliophile (born [[1874]])
 +* [[July 21]] &ndash; [[Arshile Gorky]], Soviet-born painter (b. [[1904]])
 +* [[July 23]] &ndash; [[D. W. Griffith]], American film director (''The Birth Of A Nation'') (b. [[1875]])
 +*[[August 10]] - [[Montague Summers]], English writer (d. [[1880]])
 +* [[September 13]] &ndash; [[Paul Wegener]], German actor, film director, and screenwriter; one of the pioneers of [[German Expressionism]] (b. [[1874]])
 +* [[October 24]] &ndash; [[Franz Lehár]], Hungarian composer (b. [[1870]])
 +* [[December 3]] &ndash; [[Chano Pozo]], Cuban percussionist (b. [[1915]])
{{GFDL}} {{GFDL}}

Current revision

"Pop culture - the folk culture of the modern market, the culture of the instant, at once subsuming past and future and refusing to acknowledge the reality of either - began about 1948, in the United States and Great Britain." --Lipstick Traces: A Secret History of the Twentieth Century, p. 257.


"In 1948, two widely read books were published that would inspire a "neo-Malthusian" debate on population and the environment: Fairfield Osborn’s Our Plundered Planet and William Vogt’s Road to Survival." --Sholem Stein


The greatest thing you'll ever learn
Is just to love and be loved in return
--"Nature Boy" (1948) by eden ahbez

Related e

Wikipedia
Wiktionary
Shop


Featured:

1948 is the 948th year of the 2nd millennium, the 48th year of the 20th century, and the 9th year of the 1940s decade.

Contents

Events

Art and culture

Literature

Visual culture

Music

Births

Deaths




Unless indicated otherwise, the text in this article is either based on Wikipedia article "1948" or another language Wikipedia page thereof used under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License; or on research by Jahsonic and friends. See Art and Popular Culture's copyright notice.

Personal tools