Nikos Sofialakis Cretan painter, Domenikos Theotokopoulos, which was set at Freedom Square (now Domenikos Theotokopoulos Square) in Herakleion, Crete on July 6, 1949. It was not until the 1952 Pan-Hellenic Artists Exhibition at the Zappeion, however, that Sofialakis received his ‘big break’, participating with the pieces "Twins", "Satyr", "Penelope", and "Maternity". His marble bust, "Twins", was already well known owing to its distinction at the 1947 Cairo Biennale, and his heads "Satyr" and "Penelope" received extensive praise, in both, the domestic and foreign press. It was owing to his masterpiece "Maternity", however, that Sofialakis received his great opportunity: the natural-scale statue in
Painter (comics) Painter (comics) Wilhelm van Vile, better known as The Painter, is a fictional supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was created by plotter Stan Lee, writer Robert Bernstein and artist Jack Kirby. He first appeared in "Strange Tales" #108 (1963). The Painter's premiere in "Strange Tales" #108 (May 1963) was a collaboration between editor and story-plotter Stan Lee, script-writer Robert Bernstein, and story-artist Jack Kirby, with inking done by Dick Ayers and Terry Szenics in charge of lettering. The story is republished in "Human Torch" #8 (November 1975). The character is re-imagined by Pierce