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Henri Cartier-Bresson was a French photographer whose humane, spontaneous photographs helped establish photojournalism as an art form. Synopsis Henri Cartier-Bresson was born on August 22, 1908 in Chanteloup, France. A pioneer in photojournalism, Cartier-Bresson wandered around the world with his camera, becoming totally immersed in his current environment. Considered one of the major artists of the 20th century, he covered many of the world biggest events from the Spanish Civil War to the French uprisings in 1968. NAME Henri Cartier-Bresson OCCUPATION Photographer ,  Filmmaker BIRTH DATE August 22 ,  1908 DEATH DATE August 3 ,  2004 EDUCATION University of Cambridge PLACE OF BIRTH Chanteloup ,  France PLACE OF DEATH Céreste ,  France FULL NAME Henri Cartier-Bresson “In photography, the smallest thing can be a great subject. The little, human detail can become a Leitmotiv.” —Henri Cartier-Bresson https://ww...

9th grade second period, Photography part 1 Edward Steichen Antonio And Renee De Marco Dancing by Edward Steichen Ñ Edward Steichen, the son of Jean Pierre and Marie Kemp, was born in Luxembourg on 27 th  March 1879, only three years before his family migrated to the United States. In 1889, when Edward turned 10 they moved to Milwaukee, Wisconsin Ñ Steichen was the Director at the  Naval Aviation Photographic Unit  during  World War II  and  The Fighting Lady , his documentary was  Best Documentary at the  Academy Award  in 1945 . Ñ Ñ Steichen remained the  Director of Photography  at the  Museum of Modern Art  ( MoMA ) in New York after the war till 1962. He is acknowledged for an exhibition at  MoMA  which consisted of 500 photographs from 68 countries portraying love, death and life. The exhibition is permanently dwelling in Clervaux , Luxembourg. In 1962,  John Szarkowski ...

Renaissance The word “Renaissance” is the French word for “rebirth.” The Renaissance refers to the rebirth of humanism during the 14th, 15th and 16th centuries in Europe. The Renaissance period was a time of rebirth of humanism and new discoveries in fine arts, music, literature, philosophy, science, and technology, architecture, religion, and spirituality. Fine Arts Sculptors such as Donatello and later Michelangelo went back to classical techniques like contrapposto, and classical subjects like the unsupported nude. Painters began to utilize methods of realism by improving skills in three-dimensional perspective. Painters began to veer away from religious themes and focused more on people and landscapes. Leonardo Da Vinci, Raphael, and Michelangelo Buonarroti were some of the most prominent Renaissance painters. for more information check here    to watch the video, click here.              Vitruvian man  ...

Paul Gauguin  more images here  French artist Paul Gauguin's bold colors, exaggerated body proportions and stark contrasts helped him achieve broad success in the late 19th century. Synopsis French post-Impressionist artist Paul Gauguin was an important figure in the Symbolist art movement of the early 1900s. His use of bold colors, exaggerated body proportions and stark contrasts in his paintings set him apart from his contemporaries, helping to pave the way for the Primitivism art movement. Gauguin often sought exotic environments, and spent time living and painting in Tahiti.   QUICK FACTS NAME Paul Gauguin OCCUPATION Painter ,  Sculptor BIRTH DATE June 7 ,  1848 DEATH DATE May 8 ,  1903 PLACE OF BIRTH Paris ,  France PLACE OF DEATH Atuona, Hiva Oa, Marquesas Islands ,  France AKA Paul Gauguin FULL NAME Eugène Henri Paul Gauguin In 1901, Gauguin moved to the more remote Marques...

Dorothea Lange The Great Depression was a time of great economic crisis during the 1930s. It began in the United States, but quickly spread throughout much of the world. During this time, many people were out of work, hungry, and homeless. In the city, people would stand in long lines at soup kitchens to get a bite to eat. In the country, farmers struggled in the Midwest where a great drought turned the soil into dust causing huge dust storms. How did it start?   The Great Depression began with the crash of the stock market in October of 1929. Historians and economists give various causes for the Great Depression including drought, overproduction of goods, bank failures, stock speculation, and consumer debt.  Dorothea Lange was a photographer whose portraits of displaced farmers during the Great Depression greatly influenced later documentary photography. Migrant Mother   Photo by Dorothea Lange  Farm Security Administration   WO...

make a rap with the target vocabulary and let them present.  like Daniel Radcliffe in Jimmy Fallon show. here   you may use this beat here    flash activity  FOR ART   WE STUDIED  Vicent Van Gogh life by watching the movie  " Loving Vincent"  that can be find in Netflix also we read  biography( here ) NAME Vincent van Gogh OCCUPATION Painter BIRTH DATE March 30 ,  1853 DEATH DATE July 29 ,  1890 DID YOU KNOW? Some of van Gogh's most famous works include "Starry Night," "Irises," and "Sunflowers." DID YOU KNOW? In a moment of instability, Vincent Van Gogh cut off his ear and offered it to a prostitute. DID YOU KNOW? Van Gogh died in France at age 37 from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.