John Augustus Walker

William H. Johnson was a successful painter who was born on March 18, 1901 in Florence, South Carolina. Johnson began exploring his level of creativity as a child, and it only amplified from there because he discovered that he wanted to be an artist. After making this discovery he attended the National Academy of Design in New York which is where he met his mentor Charles Webster Hawthorne who had a strong influential impact on Johnson. Once Johnson graduated he moved to Paris where he was exposed to different artists, various artistic abilities, and evolutionary creations. Throughout Johnson’s time in Paris he grew as an artist, and adapted a “folk” style where he used lively colors and flat figures. Johnson used the “folk” style to express the experience of most African-Americans during the years of the 1930s and 1940s.

Classical landscape by Charles Sheeler is an exterior oil on canvas of the Estate of Mrs. Edsel B. Ford, Grosse Pointe Farms (figure 1) filled with deep, hidden irony. It was painted in 1931, and is based on a watercolor study. It’s a calm, clean, and serene painting that takes your breath away. It’s depicting a place someone would want to be in, a place where things get done, and a place where one can go to achieve this idea of the American dream. Charles Sheeler used American industry as a major theme of his art, his work “lends itself to an analysis in terms of geometric forms” he examines his subject matter so closely in order to fully understand the composition, the effect, and the design he wants to depict. Sheeler painted the plant’s exterior as an idyll, a beautiful, picturesque scene of the industrial age booming; however, in reality the United States was in the middle of the worst years of the Great Depression. Therefore, this painting done in Sheeler’s hyper-realistic artistic style is not actually depicting what the factory actually looked like.

Jasper Johns was born in Augusta, Georgia on May 15, 1930. He is still alive today known for his paintings and printmaking. During his childhood, he lived with his father’s grandparents due to his parents’ marriage ending. His only introduction to art as a child was of paintings in his grandfather’s house of his grandmother who had died. He then moved around among with his aunt then his mother throughout his teenage years, and then finally graduated high school in Sumter South Carolina as valedictorian of his class. After high school, Jasper then spent little time enrolled at the University of South Carolina, and later directed his education to New York City studying at the Parsons School of Design. A few years later he was drafter to Sendai, Japan to fight during the Korean War in 1952. Two years later, he came back to New York where he met his partner, Robert Rauschenberg. Jasper’s art career began when he discovered the world of contemporary art sharing views with Merce Cunningham and John Cage. His work was revealed at Rauschenberg’s studio to Leo Castelli, a gallery owner who gave Jasper his first solo show in 1958. This led to his pieces being bought by the founder of New York’s Museum of Modern Art. Later in 1963, Johns and Cage both founded the Foundation of Contemporary Performance Arts in New York City, which is now known today as the Foundation of Contemporary Arts.

Madam C. J. Walker was a black philanthropist, an entrepreneur, a social and political activist. She was born as Sarah Breedlove, on the 23rd of December 1867 and died on the 25th of May 1919. She was widely recognized as one of the wealthiest women in the country as well as the very first female self-made millionaire. She used her company, which she founded, Madame C. J. Walker Manufacturing as her business frontier (Walker and Bundles 208). Her business was quite successful in developing and advertising a hair and beauty products for black women. Through her business, she ventured into philanthropy and activism. She made numerous financial donations to many organizations, and she also became a patron of the arts. Her extravagant estate served the purpose of a gathering venue for many African American people. Following her death, the Madame Walker Theatre Centre opened in 1927 to ensure her legacy remained.

“The lord shall raise-up coloured historians in succeeding generations, to present the crimes of this nation to the then gazing world.” David Walker was born in the confines of white America, but his vision expanded far beyond those limits. His view reached deep into the future of black people. From 1829 until his death in 1830, David Walker was the most controversial, and most admired black person in America. Walker believed in all manner of social relations in that self-reliance was most preferable rather than dependence on others. He felt that it is essential to self-determination. Walker argued that freedom was the highest human right ordained by God, in that African people should raise their voice in

Following her death, the Madame Walker Theatre Centre opened in 1927 to ensure her legacy

After countless letters and complaints were sent from both parents and students, failure for the Hamilton County School District to respond to the allegations, resulted in a fatal school bus crash on Monday, Nov. 21.

William Walker was an American filibuster born in Nashville, Tennessee in 1824. Walker was considered a child genius as he graduated from the University of Nashville at the top of his class at the mere age of 14. He was a certified lawyer and doctor by the time he was 25 and additionally he worked as a journalist. However, he was not satisfied with his accomplishments. Walker, who lived in San Francisco at the time, set out on an expedition with the intent to capture the small Mexican state of Baja California. Once he captured Baja California he named himself president and applied the laws of Louisiana to the new state, legalizing slavery in the area. By 1854 many men joined Walker’s expedition as volunteers, approximately

The South’s agriculture was predominantly dependent on slave labor prior to the Civil War. Although the North continued to industrialize and improve its technology to advance their farming, the South stuck to their tradition of using slaves, which proved to be inefficient. By 1860, the productivity of the North was almost double of that of the South, and the reason is revealed in this article. When he was traveling short distances, he found the slaves to be completely inefficient. Only few slaves on a farm were capable of working for their masters, others were often too young, too old, or too ill to work. The white men didn’t like work because of their belief that work was meant for slaves, and the slaves that worked never gave their best effort, for they were lacking

Madame C. J. Walker worked in the cotton fields in south. Eventually she was promoted from there to the washtub. Soon after that she was promoted to kitchen, and from there she promoted herself into the business of manufacturing hair goods and beauty preparations. In her own words Madam C. J. Walker believed she promoted herself into the Negro Business League’s 1912 convention and got her life together by this time. 5 years later she became owner of the largest black –owned company in the United States.

The journal "John Hanson: First President of the United States" by Art Richardson, reveals John Hanson’s life and his contribution for the United States while he became the first president. The journal pointed out his success which is by making a peace treaty with the British in order to end the Revolutionary War. During the time, he played an important role by having all thirteen delegates accept his unanimous agreement in less than a year which is now called the Article of Confederation. With the help of George Washington, Hanson was able to name the country the United States of America. He also made Thanksgiving become a tradition which happens every year and is now a holiday. Although Hanson died by ending his own life, he was an important

“I got my start by giving myself a start.” This notorious quote was stated by women who goes by the name of Madam C.J Walker. Originally went by the name Sarah Breedlove, Walker was born in Delta, Louisiana on December 23, 1867. She was born at a time where women possess little to no economic opportunities. A typical women were known for their work in homes rather and relied on men for money.

Joseph R. Walker was born in Tennessee on December 13th, 1798. He moved to Missouri and died November 13th, 1872. He was a fur trapper and a trader. He knew Benjamin Bonneville, who was an officer in the U.S. Army.

John Steinbeck wrote ‘Of Mice and Men’ to show how hard life was for migrant ranch workers during the time of the Great Depression and how they were often exploited by their employers. In showing how George and Lennie’s dream of owning their own piece of land did not come true, Steinbeck explores a wider theme, criticising the idea of the American Dream. The American Dream tells people that there is ‘opportunity for each... regardless of the fortuitous circumstance of birth and position. Steinbeck criticises this as these ranch workers were given few opportunities. Settings play a very important part in the novel as they pinpoint clear times and places giving a sense of realism to the story, but they are also used to create atmosphere.

CHAPTER IV. ANALYZING SLAVERY IN TIME OF CIVIL WAR ACCORDING TO MARCH BY GERALDINE BROOKS