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  • Elizabeth Turk, class of 1994, is renowned for her marble...

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    Elizabeth Turk, class of 1994, is renowned for her marble sculptures.

  • Renowned combat artist and WWII veteran Al Hurwitz was a...

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    Renowned combat artist and WWII veteran Al Hurwitz was a member of MICA's class of '41.

  • Successful and influential street artist Gaia received his degree from...

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    Successful and influential street artist Gaia received his degree from MICA in 2011.

  • Ethel Kessler and Whitney Sherman, both members of the class...

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    Ethel Kessler and Whitney Sherman, both members of the class of '71, designed the first breast cancer stamp for the U.S. Postal Service.

  • "Love" mural artist Michael Owen is a 2004 MICA grad.

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    "Love" mural artist Michael Owen is a 2004 MICA grad.

  • Michel Modell, wife of Ravens president David Modell and a...

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    Michel Modell, wife of Ravens president David Modell and a former competitive figure skater, received her master's from MICA's Hoffberger School of Painting in 2010.

  • Talking Heads frontman David Byrne, shown in 2008,  studied at...

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    Talking Heads frontman David Byrne, shown in 2008,  studied at MICA, although he did not graduate from the school.

  • Filmmaker Martha Colburn received a GFA (General Fine Arts) degree...

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    Filmmaker Martha Colburn received a GFA (General Fine Arts) degree from MICA in 1993.

  • Hampden's Jim Pollock, creator of the hubcap Christmas tree, graduated...

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    Hampden's Jim Pollock, creator of the hubcap Christmas tree, graduated from MICA in 1989.

  • Amalie Rothschild, MICA class of 1934. Rothschild, shown with her...

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    Amalie Rothschild, MICA class of 1934. Rothschild, shown with her husband, Randolph, as they celebrated their 61st wedding anniversary, was one of Baltimore's most prominent visual artists.

  • Makeup artist Reggie Wells, class of 1971, has worked with...

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    Makeup artist Reggie Wells, class of 1971, has worked with such celebrities as Oprah Winfrey, Aretha Franklin, Whitney Houston, Halle Berry, Beyonce and Brooke Shields.

  • U.S. artist Jeff Koons,  a 1976 MICA grad,  poses with "Hanging...

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    U.S. artist Jeff Koons,  a 1976 MICA grad,  poses with "Hanging Heart (Gold/Magenta)" during an exhibition preview in May 2012 at a museum in Basel, Switzerland.

  • Errol Webber Jr., MICA class of '08, was the cinematographer...

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    Errol Webber Jr., MICA class of '08, was the cinematographer on the Oscar-winning documentary short "Music by Prudence."

  • Jockey Forest Boyce, who  graduated from MICA in 2009,  won the...

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    Jockey Forest Boyce, who  graduated from MICA in 2009,  won the 11-day summer meet at Laurel Park in 2010.

  • Joseph Sheppard, class of '53, sculpted the statue of Orioles...

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    Joseph Sheppard, class of '53, sculpted the statue of Orioles legend Brooks Robinson that stands outside of Oriole Park at Camden Yards.

  • Jockey Jennifer Rowland Small is a member of the class...

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    Jockey Jennifer Rowland Small is a member of the class of '64.

  • New York performance artist Abbi Jacobson, class of 2006, is...

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    New York performance artist Abbi Jacobson, class of 2006, is one of the creators of "Broad City," an offbeat web series on Comedy Central.

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Check out pictures of renowned graduates from Baltimore’s Maryland Institute College of Art, as well as some examples of their work.