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Introduction Norman Rockwell was an American painter and an illustrator who is famously known for his contribution to the reflection of the past American culture. The painter was born on 1894, in New York City and died in the year 1978 ('Norman Rockwell: A Life'). Most of his popular artistic works were published in the Saturday Evening Post magazine for a period of more than fifty years. Norman’s early life indicated a desire in artwork, as he left high school at the age of fourteen to join the…

#2 Do you ever wonder how all the different types of music came to exist? It’s a question I often ask myself. If we go back to the 1920s through the 1930s we can see that it was a time when new music was gaining popularity. That form of music was known as Tin Pan Alley and it was becoming a success with their different form of writing. Tin Pan Alley songs were based on romance and privacy which was very rare during those times. During that period of time many individuals faced racism and…

Pop art’s influences on American culture post World War II acted as a “cultural revolution” led by innovative artists, like Warhol, who used their art to influence the development of society. The Los Angeles County Museum of Art’s commentary of this piece stated, “What made these works significant was Warhol's co-opting of universally recognizable imagery, such as a Campbell's soup can, Mickey Mouse, or the face of Marilyn Monroe, and depicting it as a mass-produced item, but within a fine art…

It was the day before Christmas, It was cold, snowy, windy, and rainy, and Bay had just received a very important call, a devastating call, He was gone. The date and the year was December 5, 2000, In Kansas City. Bay Is in a little twist with her friend Emmet. Emmet is deaf, and he goes to a deaf school, he also really loves photography and art,and will do anything for anyone no matter what they do to him or other people. Bay and her brother Jackson live in a rich environment. Bay…

Warhol’s silk screens are seen to heavily focus on that of the Celebrity and the cult of celebrity worship. Warhol was well known from an early age to have a strong interest in celebrity culture, with his obsession coming from reading glamour magazines in his childhood. Warhol believed in celebrity cult worship as akin to that of religious worship, with Warhol believing that the use of repetition brought forth this idea of truly knowing his subjects and that by capturing the person on film this…

Roy Fox Lichtenstein, a leading figure for iconic art, was born on October 27, 1923 in New York City to an upper class Jewish family. He was brought up on the Upper West Side of the city, and was enrolled in boarding school until the age of twelve. Because he was vastly interested in the beautiful music of jazz, he started his skill drawing portraits of the musicians and their musically instrument. During his last year of high school in 1939, Roy Lichtenstein for summer classes at an art school,…

Summary of Life, Times and People Clarence Stein was born in 1882 in Rochester, New York. As child he moved with his family to New York City. Later on in his life, Stein’s ambition was to “improve the living conditions of the poor by providing proper housing and community environments” (McCullough 2012, p9). McCullough credited this motivation to his upbringing and enrollment with an academy run by the Society for Ethical Culture where Stein learned the value of social responsibility. Growing up…

Fall 2015 An Inspiration Pop art presented a challenge to traditions of fine art by including imagery from popular culture such as advertising and comic books. One of its aims was to emphasize the elements of any culture, most often through the use of irony. Jack Kirby a forerunner of comic book illustration was a resounding artist who led much of what pop artists drew their inspiration from. Revolutionizing the styles and techniques used…

Andy Warhol’s thirty-two canvases titled 32 Soup Cans was created in 1962. This renowned American Pop Artist, known for his repeating reproductions and gaudy colors, produced this piece using the printmaking method. Warhol didn’t want his paintings of mass-produced commercial goods to be conceptually stimulating. He wanted to make his work relatable so that viewers could approach them and have a clear interpretation. Warhol replicated the appearance of manufactured objects and famous icons for…

Pop music has been around for a longtime, and it has become a very popular genre around the world. In 1958, in the city of Bay City, Michigan, a girl was born, who grew up to be a Pop sensation, and become a legend in the genre. She was a straight A student in high school, and was part of the cheerleading squad. She then was offered a full scholarship to the University of Michigan to the dance program because of the outstanding job she did in high school. While going to Michigan, Madonna was…