1940 in art

List of years in art (Table)
… 1930 ^. 1931 ^. 1932 ^. 1933 ^. 1934 ^. 1935 ^. 1936 … 1937 ^. 1938 ^. 1939 -1940- 1941 ^. 1942 ^. 1943 … 1944 ^. 1945 ^. 1946 ^. 1947 ^. 1948 ^. 1949 ^. 1950 …
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… 1937 ^. 1938 ^. 1939 – 1940 – 1941 ^. 1942 ^. 1943 … … 1910s ^. 1920s ^. 1930s – 1940s – 1950s ^. 1960s ^. 1970s … … 19th century – 20th century – 21st century …
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Xawery Dunikowski is deported to the concentration camp at Auschwitz, where he survives until 1945.

January 6 - John Byrne, painter and writer
January 24 - Mel Bochner, conceptual artist
March 7 - Hannah Wilke (d. 1993), all media
March 20 - Mary Ellen Mark, photographer
July 5 - Chuck Close, "photorealistic" painter
September 10 - David Mann, painter
date unknown - Vito Acconci, conceptual artist, installation artist, performance artist, filmmaker
date unknown - Elizabeth Murray, painter
date unknown -Jaune Quick-To-See Smith (1940-), painter, printmaker.