"James Van Allen" portrait by Dan Bern

$350.00

10” x 8” acrylic on board. Portrait of James Van Allen. Born in Mount Pleasant, Iowa, James Van Allen was an American space physicist at the University of Iowa. He was instrumental in establishing the field of magnetospheric research in space and the Van Allen radiation belts were named after him.

ABOUT DAN

If you must put him in a box, make sure it’s a big box! Undefinable by genre, crossing over and through folk, rock, singer-songwriter, and kids’ music, Dan Bern is a captivating live performer with a loyal, multi-generational following. He has written thousands of songs, released dozens of albums, and played shows across North America and Europe – from coffee shops to Carnegie Hall – and he most recently opened for The Who and Roger Daltrey.

Dan’s songs have appeared in numerous films (“Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story”, “Get Him to the Greek”, “The Bubble”, “Zero Effect”), and TV shows (Amazon Prime’s award-winning kids program “The Stinky & Dirty Show”).

A rare, and true renaissance artist, Dan is the author of several books, is a prolific painter, has his own podcast, and internet radio station. During Covid, his online “Hunkered in the Bunker” shows developed their own passionate community of followers. His topical sports songs are regularly featured on “The Tony Kornheiser Show.”




10” x 8” acrylic on board. Portrait of James Van Allen. Born in Mount Pleasant, Iowa, James Van Allen was an American space physicist at the University of Iowa. He was instrumental in establishing the field of magnetospheric research in space and the Van Allen radiation belts were named after him.

ABOUT DAN

If you must put him in a box, make sure it’s a big box! Undefinable by genre, crossing over and through folk, rock, singer-songwriter, and kids’ music, Dan Bern is a captivating live performer with a loyal, multi-generational following. He has written thousands of songs, released dozens of albums, and played shows across North America and Europe – from coffee shops to Carnegie Hall – and he most recently opened for The Who and Roger Daltrey.

Dan’s songs have appeared in numerous films (“Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story”, “Get Him to the Greek”, “The Bubble”, “Zero Effect”), and TV shows (Amazon Prime’s award-winning kids program “The Stinky & Dirty Show”).

A rare, and true renaissance artist, Dan is the author of several books, is a prolific painter, has his own podcast, and internet radio station. During Covid, his online “Hunkered in the Bunker” shows developed their own passionate community of followers. His topical sports songs are regularly featured on “The Tony Kornheiser Show.”