Twenty questions, round 246

[Spartaculous]

Known for involvement in literature or music?

Neither of those is what you would think of when you think of him.

[wintergreen]

Known primarily for religion?

[Wattsthematter]

Known primarily for religion?

If no, was this person most known for visual arts? (painting, drawing, sculpting, modeling, vague social statements in the form of heartless excuses for modern art) or writing?

[Spartaculous]

Known primarily for religion?

No.

Known primarily for religion?

If no, was this person most known for visual arts? (painting, drawing, sculpting, modeling, vague social statements in the form of heartless excuses for modern art) or writing?

Yes.

[damo666]

1, 10. Real male
2,8. Born in Eurasia.
3,7,9,11. Born 1901-July 9 1920 in part of EU as at 0101.2000
4,5: Died at age 75 or older.
6,12,13,14, 15. Known primarily for involvement in the arts (visual arts or writing) but not literature or music.

[damo666]

First language English?

[Spartaculous]

1, 10. Real male
2,8. Born in Eurasia.
3,7,9,11. Born 1901-July 9 1920 in part of EU as at 0101.2000
4,5: Died at age 75 or older.
6,12,13,14, 15. Known primarily for involvement in the arts (visual arts or writing) but not literature or music.

You know he is primarily known for visual arts.

First language English?

No.

[damo666]

1, 10. Real male
2,8. Born in Eurasia.
3,7,9,11. Born 1901-July 9 1920 in part of EU as at 0101.2000
4,5: Died at age 75 or older.
6,12,13,14, 15. Known primarily for involvement in the arts (visual arts or writing) but not literature or music.

You know he is primarily known for visual arts.

First language English?

No.

Do we? Why not for non-literary writing? A gossip columnist say. I grant you being primarily known for visual arts is extremely likely but not a certainty.

French?

[damo666]

Sorry, hadn't spotted you are the QM lol.

Anyway, free info!

[Spartaculous]

Sorry, hadn't spotted you are the QM lol.

Anyway, free info!

Not free information: this was Watt's question:

[W]as this person most known for visual arts? (painting, drawing, sculpting, modeling, vague social statements in the form of heartless excuses for modern art) or writing?

Yes.

[Spartaculous]

French?

No. (First sentence of Wikipedia test.)

[damo666]

"or writing"

[wintergreen]

Free guess: Dalí

[Wattsthematter]

French?

No. (First sentence of Wikipedia test.)

Born in Italy, Ireland, Germany, Netherlands, Denmark, or Sweden?

[damo666]

Free guess: Dalí

Damitt! Just checked his dob and dod.

[Spartaculous]

"or writing"

Fair enough; I missed that. (I will chalk it up to ambiguous punctuation in the question.) But anyways...

Free guess: Dalí

is correct!

He was not on drugs. He was drugs.

[wintergreen]

Great pick (and photo), Spartaculous.

And sorry damo.

[damo666]

Nice pick

[Spartaculous]

Great pick (and photo), Spartaculous.

And sorry damo.

Congratulations! Your prize for winning this round is your very own lobster telephone*: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lobster_Telephone, plus the honor of running round 247.

* Lobster and telephone not included.

[Wattsthematter]

"or writing"

Fair enough; I missed that. (I will chalk it up to ambiguous punctuation in the question.) But anyways...

I didn't want there to be any confusion on what I meant