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Three of Open Walls’ artists were featured in Forbes’ “30 Under 30” list, which covers a variety of categories, from gamers to celebrities to social entrepreneurs.

Not surprisingly on the list is project curator Gaia, who has had his work featured internationally, from Istanbul to Spoleto, and locally, at the BMA and on the corner of North and Charles. (Follow his Instagram to keep up with this travels. You’ll find him painting in Italy a lot.)

Also on the list is Portuguese street artist Vhils, whose work mostly features a single large textured face in earth tones, made with a combination of carving and painting. Find one such face carved near the intersection of Federal and St. Paul streets. His other accomplishments include a recent solo show in Lisbon and directing a music video for U2 last year.

Forbes also featured Tatyana Fazlalizadeh, another Open Walls artist, who does both street and gallery art that’s inspired by Gustav Klimt with vivid portraits using deep colors and gold paint. She has shown in several cities around the country and is famous for her “Stop Telling Women to Smile” public art series.

The list also recognizes other locals, like Fagan Harris, who created Baltimore Corps; BSA alum and fashion designer Christian Siriano; and a certain quarterback by the name of Joe Flacco.

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Forbes magazine ranks Baltimore’s Blaustein family, heirs to the American Oil Company, Amoco for shorthand, at No. 108 among the richest U.S. families, with a fortune estimated at $2.1 billion.

Blaustein’s heirs, Forbes notes, include prominent local families such as the Rosenbergs, Hoffbergers, Thalheimers, and Hirschorns.

The Walton family, the owners of Wal-Mart for those keeping score, is worth an estimated $152 billion, which we imagine goes a long way in Arkansas. The Koch’s manage to get by on an estimated $89 billion fortune, with their company dating back to their father’s Kansas refining business, according to Forbes.

A 14-year-old Lithuanian immigrant in 1883, Louis Blaustein (above photo) began delivering kerosene from a horse-drawn carriage in Baltimore with his son Jacob, founding the American Oil Company in 1910, according to the Blaustein Philanthropic Group’s website. Today, the family remains involved with three businesses: American Trading and Production Corporation (Atapco), Lord Baltimore Capital Corporation, and Rosemore, Inc., as well as its deep philanthropic efforts.

Other noteworthy Maryland families making the Forbes list, are the Perdue family of Salisbury, worth an estimated $2 billion, and the Marriott family of Bethesda, worth an estimated $5.7 billion. Any idea where they made their money?

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