This article does not cite any references or sources. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (December 2009) List of years in art (Table) … 1973 • 1974 • 1975 • 1976 • 1977 • 1978 • 1979 •    1980 • 1981 • 1982 – 1983 – 1984 • 1985 • 1986 •    1987 • 1988 • 1989 • 1990 • 1991 • 1992 • 1993 … Related time period or subjects … 1980 • 1981 • 1982 – 1983 – 1984 • 1985 • 1986 … … 1950s • 1960s • 1970s – 1980s – 1990s • 2000s • 2010s … … 19th century – 20th century – 21st century … Art Archaeology Architecture Literature Music Science more Contents 1 Events 2 Awards 3 Works 4 Exhibitions 5 Births 6 Deaths 6.1 January to June 6.2 July to December 6.3 Full date unknown Events This section is empty. You can help by adding to it. Awards Archibald Prize: Nigel Thomson - Chandler Coventry Works See also: Category:1983 paintings The completion of the Christo and Jeanne-Claude environmental artwork, Surrounded Islands. It involved 11 islands being surrounded by 6,500,000 square feet (600,000 m²) of fabric. Exhibitions This section is empty. You can help by adding to it. Births Christopher Michael Samuels, American artist Deaths January to June 24 February - Roy Krenkel, American illustrator (b.1918). 3 March - Hergé, Belgian comics writer and artist (b.1907). 21 May - Kenneth Clark, English author, museum director, broadcaster and art historians (b.1903). July to December 18 August - Nikolaus Pevsner, German-born British art historian (b.1902). 28 October - Otto Messmer, American animator (b.1892). 5 November - Jean-Marc Reiser, French comics creator (b.1941). 17 November - John Russell Harper, Canadian art historian (b.1914). 23 December - Colin Middleton, Irish artist (b.1910). 25 December - Joan Miró, Spanish painter, sculptor and ceramicist (b.1893). Full date unknown Bernard Lamotte, French illustrator, painter and muralist (b.1903). Edward Wesson, English watercolour artist (b.1910).