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‘I paint myself because I am so often alone and because I am the subject I know best’; This quote by Mexican surrealist Frida Kahlo expresses the importance of the ‘self portrait’ and how critical they are to understanding an artist. They are the form in which many artists have come to be remembered, offering insights into their lives, surroundings, and even their state of mind. Self portraits have been used throughout time to advertise artistic skills, to practise craft, to explore their inner…

all evidence as to why she believes Walter Sickert was Jack the Ripper all those years ago. This book goes into great detail explaining how Walter Sickert and Jack the Ripper are similar. This book begins by setting the date as Monday, August 6th , 1888 and in London. Walter Sickert was a well known artist of the time and Patricia Cornwell connects the dots that historians left about the Jack the Ripper murders. Sickert was multitalented, including a painter, an etcher and was fluent in four…

consequences. In addition, in order to convince their recipients, chain letter commonly incorporate phrases like “This is so scary” or something along those lines. In 1888, a Methodist women’s group was having serious money problems. In addition, they owed $16,000 to their facilities…

3.ix Janet (née Cook) Inglis[C.1.14] and Descendants Eight daughter of Neil[C.1] and Catherine (née Currie) Cook; 1820 – 1888 THE YOUNGEST of Neil[C.1] and Catherine Cook’s children was Janet [C.1.14], presumably born in Sliddery in January 1820 and baptised on the 17th. On the 22nd of November 1853, she married a forester in the em-ploy of the forestry department at Brodick Castle named David Inglis. Born between 1820 and 1822, he was the son of David and Euphemia (née Hamilton) Inglis.…

National Geographic society is a non profit organization that has been going on since 1888 and still is going on today caring about our education and our planet. I think it is a great organization and you should go check it out they do a lot of events so if you don't like one you may like another or you just might like all of them. I am encouraging you to at least read about it to see if you like it if you dont you dont have to go if you do you are more than welcome to come out to some of the…

favelas specifically (besides location) were so vulnerable to exploitation and displacement measures, it is first necessary to understand their background. Favelas are urban ‘shanty-towns’ which were established after Brazil’s abolishment of slavery in 1888. Favelas developed due to Brazil’s inequitable racial disparities which prevented former Afro-Brazilian slaves, access to property rights and civil liberties. As a result, these informal communities situated near urban centers developed and…

are light parts, which are concentrated, thin and shining out from the shadows. Van Gogh’s usage of a limited of colors and his play of dark-light tonality creates a dramatic effect. The Potato Eaters (1885) Following by the Paris period (1886- 1888) he met various Post-Impressionists at that time such as Gauguin, Georges Seurat, Paul Signac who have different innovatory ideas in brush strokes, colors and human forms.. Boulevard de Clichy (1887), Van…

Pioneer Living Condition in Nineteenth Century Nebraska In Nebraska pioneers living condition was very difficult during the nineteenth century. Water was one of the first considerations in selecting homestead in Nebraska. Early settlers first established claims near streams and rivers to take advantage of surface water. But these homesteads were quickly claimed, and so later settlers would have to go to new depths to find water. That means digging well. Often a new settler would dig a test…

The invention of the car was the innovation of the horse drawn buggies that people in the 1800's used. The first car was a three-wheeled motorized vehicle patented by Karl Benz. It was called the Motorwagen, which had its own throttle system, spark plugs, gear shifters, a water radiator, a carburetor and other fundamentals to the automobile. Karl Benz based his invention of the car from other transport inventions. Although Karl invented the first car, there were so many other inventions that…

Almond Blossoms is from a group of several paintings made in 1888 and 1890. But this portrait is an editable one as the original one was not with that red background color. Trees and flowers were very special to van Gogh in his paintings as they represent hope so he found his happiness while drawing these flowering…