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… Even Marcel Duchamp was born on July 28, 1887; thus, began the life of one of the most famous of the Cubists, Dadaists, and ready-made artists (Paz, 181). His work was important because of his love of new and different—taking art in a new direction…

… actors At first in dithyrambous, there were no actors. Thespis was the poet who imported the first hypocrite, Aeschylos the second and Sophocles the third one. Besides these actors, who were playing the leading parts, there were also some…

… do you do?” This is the reply that I invariably receive from anyone who enquires as to what it is that I study. The simple fact is that most people have very little idea of what graphic design actually entails and this is primarily due to their lack…

… examine for this final paper, I came upon the New York Worlds Fair Poster designed by Joseph Binder and a poster entitled Victory 1945 by Shigeo Fukuda. In looking at both of these designs and comparing and contrasting them, I wish to show just how…

… of art, which are now very influential to viewers of every age. Today’s television programs are filled with elaborate special effects and designs that create a sense of wonder as they are seen. Diverse artwork has been present in the world for…

… century in France Britain and Germany a general intellectual move towards greater reliance on the human sciences and their relevance to the boundaries of existing knowledge began. This movement was referred to as "The Enlightenment". As the…

… uses many symbols to explain in a deeper way what Holden Caulfield is feeling. Three symbols that Salinger uses represent anti change and things staying the same. The Museum of Natural History is an example of things staying the same. The carousel…

… Bosch is a Flemish painter who expressed intense pessimism and reflects the anxieties of the times. His works reveal an unusual iconography of a complex and individual style. In his paintings like The Garden of Earthly Delights and The…

… I was the man who frame Ziggy Stardust and who, one singular afternoon, not so may manic years later realized that, in the end, Ziggy Stardust had framed me. I was only the camera eye, but my vision would never be the same again…”-Mick Rock …

… Miser. Guided by the household god, Euclio has found the gold buried by his grandfather, because the god wants his kind daughter to have a dowry. However, Euclio is so afraid of losing money he has never had before that he does not tell anyone about…