What Historical Events Influenced Her Profession

The painting Udney Maria Blakeley (1830), by Thomas Sully, was the first painting that came to mind when assigned the project: the painting has fascinated me both as a child and an adult due to the beauty of both the woman in the painting, but also from my deeper understanding of art now. Thomas Sully used the wet medium of oil on canvas, and included the woman in the foreground of the painting holding a rose in a vase in her right hand. There is a deep contrast between the women dressed in a white gown, and the darker background of the painting. Due to the highlighting along the left side of her face, and the shadowing on the right, it can be assumed that she is facing, or even looking straight at the

in her lifetime which helped her develop into a strong woman. She aspired to challenge

As we know, the result of “Art is” is “Art is” which returned in an ephemeral form at the Studio Museum. All forty photographs are on display on the basement level of the galleries, which are supposedly reserved for pieces in their permanent collection. The room just outside, whether coincidentally or not, is filled with photos of students - reflecting personal memories. How the museum decides to play with this, is by missing them with old-timer photos of Harlem from the

I was fortuned to have had parents who had a respect for all kinds of art and approached life with an open mind. Thus being furthered blessed to grow up near a metropolis which possesses a major art museum and galleries showcasing new talent, filling young eyes with wonderment. An art appreciation study early own in life would have been beneficial but alas, I burn with shame as one who falls in the class of “I know what I like” when asked about art. I am all agog for semester’s end to be better equipped to articulate on why I am moved by a particular piece. After listening to the first week lecture and reading the first two chapters of the course text, it was difficult to narrow the subject of my essay to one subject. But, Chapter Ones quotes

Required Text: Theories and Documents of Contemporary Art: A Sourcebook of Artists’ Writings, eds. Kristine Stiles and Peter Selz, University of California Press, 1996.

She had a somewhat major role in the Revolutionary War. While her husband was in Paris,

accomplishments that built her to be the well known figure she is today and this proves how hard

She supported her family financially and learned skills that were highly sought after allowing her to work much longer than most women were able to. She paved the way for women today to be able to balance a work life

She worked for McClure’s magazine journalist and was an investigative reporting pioneer. I personally think she was the best writer of her time. Her most passionate case was exposed unfair practices of the Standard Oil Company, leading to a U.S. Supreme Court decision to break its monopoly. Not only did she crush the monopoly of the oil companies, but she was also the author of an array of acclaimed works. Such as The History Of The standard Oil Companies, All In The Days Work and the most known, The Tariff Of Our Time. She was so passionate about all her work, she put a little bit of herself of everything she ever worked

Salomon argues that this comparison technique has been the main feature or art historical analysis. It puts a

Criticizing a painting has a process that contains only four steps to it. Describe, analyze, interpret, and judge are the four steps to evaluating any work of art. The painting that we will use this process on is called “The Ambassadors” by Hans Holbein II in the year 1533 which is an oil painting on a panel. We will apply this process to determine if his work of art is a success or a failure.

When you go to an art show do you understand the symbolic interpretation of the pieces? Don’t feel bad, most people don’t. What’s so upsetting about that is that you really miss out on the experience. When I think about interpretation of art I think of Andy Warhol. Andy Warhol’s use of iconography changed not only the art world but the people who came into contact with his art. Once you understand his life and art, you will understand his art as a symbolic representation.

While one painting shows the artist intersectional-feminist history, the other shows the artist musings and inspiration, but what is unique and special about these works still being displayed in an all feminine gallery is that these experiences and inspirations are shown as a part of their unique worldview. The two works may not require the context, but they are greatly enhanced as a part of the artist life because of the

Art History has its time where the focus is upon Europe. High art, as painting, sculpture and architecture is rich in these regions and it was not until post-modern times where art historians started to open the horizons and practice it not only in multiple places of the world but focusing in different issues. Race, class, gender and sexuality were issues that were explored after art historians examined multinational perspectives of art.

Where are key figures located? What tells us that the work is of a particular style?)