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    Hell And Heaven Analysis

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    In general, Fritz Scholder used people to show ethnic subject matter. This does not coincide with what I have learned about earlier painters such as those in the Oklahoma School. The most artwork from earlier painters are traditional portraits and pictures of recording the ceremony. Fritz Scholder combined Indian culture with American culture to show the Indian with a beer can, the Indian with a American flag, and a portrait of himself with a cat. He also drew abstract in which expressed…

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    paintings and sculptures European. It is including more than 3,500 works from the twelfth century until the twentieth century A sunday afternoon on the island of la Grande Jatte by Georges Seurat is the most famous piece in the collection of the Art Institute (Groom & Druick, 2010). This particular piece is from the Collection of Helen Birch Bartlett Memorial. Collection of Helen Birch Bartlett Memorial In 1895, Frederic Clay Bartlett returned to the United States, graduated from the prestigious…

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    Claes Thure Oldenburg

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    well-known art historian whom of which was director of the Museum of Modern Art, New York, between 1972 and 1993. From 1930 to 1933 the Oldenburgs moved to and lived in New York, then from 1933 to 1936 they lived in Oslo, then Norway. Oldenburg had attended the Latin School of Chicago, where he graduated and attended Yale after he and his family had both moved and settled into Chicago in 1936, then later on attended Harvard, which he had dropped out of too later attend the…

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    of seven children she was taught at a young age to become well educated. Georgia developed an interest in painting and the natural world. She was taught how to paint by a local artist. After she completed high school she attended that art institute of Chicago, she was ranked at the top of her competitive classes but she developed typhoid fever which is an infectious bacterial fever which took her a year to recover from. When recovered she continued her studies in New York city. After a year…

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    vacations that are alike and different in many ways. While both cities are influenced by art, one trip is historic, and the other one is modern. As a young artist, I have always been inspired by paintings and architecture. These two cities offer many fun attractions, delicious food, and potential memories. On a budget of three thousand dollars, I would choose to take a trip to Paris, France, or Chicago, Illinois. Paris, France is an elegant, historic city where I would be able to learn about…

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    Jeff Koons

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    from his everyday installations, he went to the Maryland Institute College of Art in Baltimore. In 1974, Jeff saw an exhibition of Jim Nutt. From seeing Jim Nutt’s artworks he exchanged to the School of the Art Institute of Chicago then moved back to Maryland Institute. After graduating with a BFA in 1976, Jeff sold memberships in the Museum of Modern Art in New York. Koons later worked on Wall Street as a commodities broker and had a hobby of art as a pass time. Jeff found his inspiration from…

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    Georgia O’Keeffe was an American modernism artist. She was interested in art ever since she was young. She went on to study art at the Art Institute of Chicago. Georgia was most famous for her paintings of large flowers. She went on to marry photographer Alfred Stieglitz. Stieglitz died in 1942. Georgia dealt with this by moving to New Mexico and becoming interested in landscape painting and art. Her last painting was completed in 1972. The painting was called ‘Black Rock with Blue Sky and White…

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    CHICAGO- The Art Institute of Chicago is proud to announce that Allan Sekula will be adding his five year collections to our exhibit this week from his latest work, Fish Story. Allan Sekula was a documentary photographer who captured these stories in the late 1990s. Sekula traveled all over the world to produce his five year collection of life on the sea. He which showed a lot of globalization and socialism turn. Within these works, it portrays themes about the cultural transition from…

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    and had $1 billion in investment capital. Today, Citadel manages assets worth $24 billion. As a notable business personality, Griffin was a panelist at the 2015 Milken Institute Global Conference where he spoke at length about Citadel and the importance of investing in employees. In March, 2015, The Greatest Places to Work Institute ranked Citadel, a Top 10 Great Work Place in the financial services sector. The company was credited for putting in place a collaborative work culture and…

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    celebrities and artists to earn a degree. While some endeavor to attend school, some get recognized for their achievements and works in the arts. Take for example Kanye West. West has found a way to earn a doctorate degree without even stepping inside a classroom or lifting a text book. Schools of higher education, such as the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, has recognized his accomplishment as a musician and an artist. He is now officially called Dr. Yeezus, according to Business…

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