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… was born August 25, 1910 in Galesburg Illinois. She was an artist from a very young age, showing interest in her free time, as she worked first in a library, then doing school publications, and finally a booth at Chicago’s World Fair in 1931. She…

… Doolittle Theater was quite an enjoyment. The house was small so that almost any seat had a good view. The ushers were very professional and the whole thing was very organized. The best part was when the lights when down, a rumble of people everywhere…

… chapter was to be written on Hannibal Lector and he did in the book "Hannibal". Ridly Scott had his idea of what happened and he showed it to us on the screen in the film "Hannibal". They had some similarities and some major differences. Some may…

… perhaps in her mid-20’s to early 30’s, holding a sign that is used for police photographs of criminals. Her expression reveals that she is not too happy, and directly beneath her, is a Francesco Biasia Handbag. Behind the person is a black background,…

… the inventor of 3D This is how Frederick Hartt, the author of Art. A History of Painting, Sculpture, Architecture, a widely used textbook, describes the importance of Giotto di Bondone, "the first giant in the long history of Italian painting":…

… Although the art textbooks and guidebooks generally say that "The David" is 434 centimeters (14' 3") tall without its pedestal, computer scientists have determined this famous sculpture, is actually three feet taller. It’s 517 centimeters (17') tall…

… the greatest Florentine painter of the early 1400s, Masaccio is one of the most important figures of Western Art. Tommaso di ser Giovanni Cassai di Simon Guidi was born in 1401 and nicknamed Masaccio Careless Tom because of his attitude. He…

… the Poetics. There he maintains that all the arts imitate nature, and that imitative character is rooted in human psychology. For Aristotle, the end of artistic creation determines the appropriate means for its realization. In order to assess the…

… used gladiators during war. Rome’s government needed many soldiers to fight in the army; so many slaves and prisoners were used to entertain the Romans during gladiator games. This kept the people of Rome used to fighting and used to the sight of…

… figures of unclothed young man striding forward. They are considered today to be one of the most distinctive products of the Archaic era, the period of ancient Greek history from roughly about 650 to 500 BCE. In ancient Greek the word "kouros"…