12 August

Born in 1882 — George Bellows, American artist.

Above: Winter Afternoon, Riverside Park (1909) and Cliff Dwellers (1913)

Also, born in 1937, American author and poet Walter Dean Myers, who wrote:

I think that if we can't go back, then we should try even harder to go forward. And I do want to go forward, to a place where loving someone because they have a gentle smile and a friendly hello is as easy as it once was.

and

I like people who take responsibility for their lives.