Background Life Born in 1892 in Florida, Augusta Savage came from a traditional family who didn’t support her early art endeavours. As a child, she always loved fidgeting around and creating small sculptures with the natural clay she found in… Continue Reading →
Life and Career Aaron Douglas was born on May 26th, 1899 in Topeka, Kansas. He worked several different jobs while growing up and began making art while he was a young boy. After graduating from Topeka High School in 1917,… Continue Reading →
Mention one new detail that you learned from the documentary segment that none of your classmates have commented on previously.
Masha Fomitchova, Gregory Usvitsky, Kiara Pagan, Emil Larcher.
Influences on other Historical Prominent Composers Many American composers such as Leonard Bernstein, Stephen Sondheim, and William Bolcom who were direct successors of Gershwin were interestingly revolved around classical composition and performance, which brings up the debate about… Continue Reading →
Background Paul Strand is an influential, 20th-century American photographer. He was born in New York City on October 16, 1890. At the age of twelve, he received his first camera from his father. When he was seventeen, he enrolled at… Continue Reading →
Early Life and Career (1898-1928) George Gershwin was born on September 26th, 1898 in Brooklyn, New York. He was the second son of two Russian immigrants: Morris and Rose Gershovitz. Gershwin was a troublesome child who often skipped school, but he… Continue Reading →
Hi class, Just a quick note to remind you that you should be setting a “featured image” on your musician/painter/photographer posts. To do this, scroll all the way to the bottom right of the post screen and select “set featured… Continue Reading →
Kyle Arnold and Sunreet Kaur Alfred Stieglitz Paper Alfred Stieglitz is an American photographer, gallerist, and publisher known for the rise in modern photography in the early twentieth century. Born in 1844, in Hoboken, New… Continue Reading →
His Background Joseph Stella was born on June 13th, 1877 in Muro Lucano, Italy with the original name of Giuseppe Michele Stella. He grew up with four other brothers in southern Italy, near Naples. Stella was expected to follow in… Continue Reading →
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