Portrait of an American Family

Rasheta Washington Photo History 1 Instructor Rafferty May 4, 2014 Edward Curtis “It’s such a big dream, I can’t see it all”. — Edward Sheriff Curtis Edward Curtis was born in 1868 in Whitewater, Wisconsin. His nationality is Caucasian American and his occupation a Photographer. Growing up as a kid Curtis would accompany his father (a preacher) on long journeys to visit members of his congregation. Being out in the wild, prepared Edward and helped him on his journey that was coming later

abandoned his family, then his mother died when he was very young. His foster father, John Allen, unpredictably fluctuated between lenience and extreme punishment. Poe married his cousin Virginia who was much younger than him, but also died at a young age. So, is it any wonder that Poe’s work focused on the ghoulish, bizarre and the outcast? Arguably not, the wonder is undeniably focused on the fact that he made such remarkable art from his anguish. Edgar Allen Poe elevated the American short story

the story. Like dropped from the sky, all that happen to him did happened “before” the movie, and the director intentionally does not provide any clue to the viewer. We just observe the consequences. His story is used to portrait an entire generation. Bobbie's character portrait the spirit of the post-counterculture era. Do the director and screenwriter do a good job of representing the character of Bobby? I believe the director and screenwriter did brilliant job of

art I choose for my visual analysis paper was the portrait of Harvey D. Wilmeth by Jamie Lee McMahan. This portrait is an oil painting on a cardboard canvas, it can be found in the Thomas S. and Harvey D. Wilmeth Active Learning Center, better known as WALC. Although I could not find the exact date this painting was created, I do know the portrait is based off of a 1940 graduation photo of Harvey Wilmeth. Jamie Lee McMahan is an American portrait artist who attended the University of Tennessee.

Leibovitz is a famous portrait photographer best known for her portraits of musicians, athletes, and other well-known celebrities. Annie’s photographs have appeared in a numerous magazines and publications. She had such a successful career as a portrait photographer as she made many accomplishments and achieved big time awards. On October 2, 1949, Annie-Lou Leibovitz was born. She was born and raised in Waterbury, Connecticut of the United States of America. She was born into a Jewish family where she was

American Identity is how one sees themselves as an American citizen. More importantly, I believe that “American identity” is based off of one's ideas and not your ethnicity. I don't think that anyone should be judged purely based on where they are from. However, I do realize that where one grew up can influence how they think, but I still feel that you should make assumptions based upon how they look. One document that had the most influence on my thoughts on American identity was American Identity:

Family Heirlooms and Black History - The Black Woman; Recent Works from Nakeya Brown and Michaela Pilar Brown Objects carry the story of those that possess them. For African Americans, objects carry an extra weight as for so many centuries we were not allowed to posses any of our own. Despite an amount exclude us traditions; culture, recipes, family secrets, were passed down orally. As time changed the obtaining of stuff gained that extra weight. Bereft of things for so long, any small object became

I had the privilege of attending the Bush House Museum here in Salem. I went on Sunday November 20, 2016 and wanted to go because the house was built in the Victorian era. I’ve always been quite intrigued with the Victorian era overall. That includes architecture, people, and the culture. The Bush House belonged to Asahel Bush II (1824-1913) became editor and publisher of The Oregon Statesman newspaper in 1851, and later served as state printer. He lived in the house with Eugenia Zieber Bush (1833-1863)

Why does the National Portrait Gallery feel the need to have a bust of Margaret Sanger? Margaret Sanger was a supporter of eugenics, and the National Portrait Gallery is practically rewarding her for that feat. Also, Margaret Sanger was the founder of Planned Parenthood, which provides a way for women to kill their babies while they are in the womb. In addition, Margaret Sanger supported sterilization of people based on the fact that they were “idiots” and “morons”. The bust of Margaret Sanger

Cynthia Saltzman, a former Forbes and Wall Street Journal reporter, investigates the history of the famous Vincent van Gogh’s work Portrait of Dr. Gachet by telling a century-long story of this single masterpiece's journey. Instead of focusing on the van Gogh’s background and the painting itself, Saltzman meticulously provides a case study of how the modern art market developed and how the forces of money, politics and taste can ensure that genius will out. From 1890 to 1990, the painting was taken