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Age of Romanticism
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(1750-1900) Revival of middle ages: Romanesque Neoclassism Rococo > its a reaction to Rococo less elaborate in the designs
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Gothic Revival
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(1748-1766) IT is an architectural movement that began in England. Combines Romanesque and Gothic styles, example of architecture Castle of Otranto (1764) by Horace Walpole style haunted wild exotic remote, magical and supernatural.
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John Nash and Royal Pavilion
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(1815-1818) British design the royal civilians has Islamic minarets. Indian Gothic Style palace and built under the patronage George IV Prince of Wales. John Nash was a British architect (1752-1835) and worked for him.
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Jean Jacques Rousseau
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(1712-1778)- French philosopher during the age of romanticism, represents in his works a natural man, Looks for a natural expression. He influenced the French Revolution with his philosophy.
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Eugene Delacroix
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(1798-1863)- French Romantic Artist made the painting "Liberty Leading the People" famous of lively patterns and energetic leading groups. He romanticizes the uprising by showing the people being energetic and spontaneously. inspired the symbolist movement.
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Realism
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(1840-Late 19th Century) Artistic movement that began in France. Trying to convey a truthful and objective vision of contemporary life. Realists rejected romanticism. Focuses more on common people and their everyday lives. Example is Gustave Courbet The Stonebreakers. Rejecting idealism and romanticism of classical art . the exotic themes.
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Gustave Courbet
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(1819-1877) French painter anti church bureaucracy known as the Man of the People. innovator and as an artist willing to make bold social commentary in his work. He was exiled to Switzerland because he was an activist, painter of The Stonebreakers-(1849)destroyed painting shows farm life in poverty and physical labor.
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Joseph Nicephore Niepce
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(1765 1833)- inventor of the photography by using the technique of Heliography, plays and experiments to create on the back of the camera obscura.
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Louis Daguerre-
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(1788-1851) French gallery owner and an educated hustler. Daguerrotype a photographic process that creates black and white images with mercury vapours of the silver plates of the camera obscura. Stole multiple inventions.
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William Fox Talbot
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(1800-1877) Photographer and optician, inventor of the negative film and the calotype and Daguerre stole his inventions too.
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Camera Obscura
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(17th century), Optical device that projects of its surroundings on the screen It is used in drawing and for entertainment, and was one of the inventions that led to photography and the camera. The device consists of a box or room with a hole in one side.– Johannes Kepler invented the portable camera obscura , been around since the 10th century from Leonardo Da Vinci.
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Edouard Manet
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(1832-1883) He is a realism french painter, he was a pivotal figure in the transition from Realism to Impressionism. Painted Dejeuner sur l’Herbe in 1863, and Olympia in 1865.
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Louis Sullivan
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(1856-1934) Father of skyscrapers and modernism, Architect of the Wainwright skyscraper that is 9 stories 1890-1891.
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Claude Monet
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(1840-1926) one of the founders of the French impressionist paintings: Painted what he saw, instead of copying other artists. Rouen
Cathedral Paintings in 1894, Also impressionist summarize in 1872 |
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Impressionism-
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(Late 19th early 20th century),is art movement that originated with a group of Paris-based artists objectively records visual reality in terms of transients effects of light and color. imprressionist painters are Monet Renoir Pissarro influenced by Edouard Manet
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Eadweard Muybridge:
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(1830-1904) English photographer, developed the moving motion projection. Galloping Horse in 1870. Also known for his landscape photography.
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Carl Laemmle
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(1867-1939) :German film-maker pioneer founded Universal Studios, Started as a bookkeeper when he was recently immigrated. Produced over 3000 films from this studio. Involved in more of the making of 400 films. Died in the US.
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Universal Pictures
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(1912) Motion Picture Studio by Carl Laemmle in 1912 the oldest in the US. Over 3000 Films
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Karl Freund
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(1890-1969): cinematographers and film director, he was a cinematographer for the movie Metropolis in 1927 and worked on Dracula in 1931
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Frankeinstein:
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(1931) by James Whale director, and was one of the movies from Universal Studios
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Busby Berkeley
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(1895-1976) : He was a Hollywood director and music choreographer elaborated music number and used geometric patterns in his routines using many showgirls like in the film Gold Diggers in 1935.
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Hitchcock Charactericstics:
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Innocent man accused of something in his movies, long platinum hair looked, used darkness to represent impending doom, in his movies were a mistaken identity case, commonly a character would change sides or would not be trusted.
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Salvador Dali-
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(1904-1989); Spanish Surrealist Painter, known for striking and bizarre images in his painting. Painted The Persistence of Memory in 1931. In his pictures there are many things referring to time such as clocks and eggs. He was afraid of grasshoppers.
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Surrealism:
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Began in (20th century) literary and artistic movement that attempts to express the workings of the subconscious and is characterized by fantastic imagery, element of surprise and incongruous juxtaposition of subject matter. An example is “ The Elephant Celebes by Max Ernst.
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Samuel Goldwyn
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(1879-1874) Hollywood film empresario, offered a contract to Vera-Ellen to play large roles but she called out to better opportunities. Blame her for ruining his career.
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MGM
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(1924-still around). Stand for Metro Gold Mayer, collaboration of those three but Goldwn was no longer a good member because has no carrer and until 1940 finished his contract with MGM.
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Gene Kelly-
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(1912-1966): Was Dancer and Singer, and radio personality, typical Hollywood Guy, Famous movie Singing in the Rain, 1948 was Vera Ellens Dance partner in "Words and Music", and changed Ellens Image in something sexier; little skirts.
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Fred Astaire
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(1899-1987): Very famous film actor and dancer, Usually known of his routines of Ginger Rogers, very long routines. Developed a style of various multiple dancing style in a single routine. First worked in the movie Easter Parade with Vera Ellen.
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Vera Ellen:
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(1921-1981): she was a movie actress and dancer, dancing partner of Danny K in Wonder Man film. The Studio never saw her potential to be the star of the movie but had more popularity. Her dancing was afraid, involved different dance style in a single routine.
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The Belle Of NY
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MGM movie in (1952), Fred Astaire and Vera Ellen, Technicolor Muscial
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Danny Kaye;
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(1913-1987): comedian of film and radio, under contract with Goldwyn,. In his movies many characters had the same personality of Eddie Cannon where he is all innoncent but she tries to get on him. Multiple films with Vera-ellen such as White Christmas and Wonder Man
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White Christmas
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(1954) Song famous Christmas song, xmas movie 1954, started Danny K and Vera Ellen and Rosemery Kelly. Was a work Inrving Berlin and Rober and Vera was given the main role.
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Bing Crosby
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(1903-1977) famous singer actor an radio personality. He was in White Xmas with Vera Ellen, Changed from a type of singer to crooner, very famous for the song White Xmas.
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The Rothschilds
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(1800) Victor Beneth Rothschilds (1910-1990), family rich from his painting from Germany married to Vera Ellen and despite his familiar connection he made money independently through oil. But as family connection made Vera a Hollywod royalty.
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