Meet Ms. Emma Jones, child prodigy to painting in the 17
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Image: From Brittanica.com Ansel Adams was born February 20, 1902 in San Francisco and died April 22, 1984 in Carmel, California. His father was a business man named Charles Hitchcock Adams and his mother was Olive Bray. His grandfather was a wealthy timber baron. He was born when his parents were much older in age and also lived with his maiden Aunt. It was a very conservative, Victorian household. When he was 4 years old, he fell during a large aftershock after the earthquake in 1906 and his nose was broken giving him a very distinctive look. Ansel was a…
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Full name: Eugenie-Henri- Paul Gauguin Born: June 7, 1847 In Paris, France Died: May 8, 1903 in Atuona, Hiva Oa, Marquesas, French Polynesia. His early years were not spent in the field of art but as a merchant marine then as a stock broker and the wealth that came with the it until the market crashed. It was at this time he was introduced to art by the business man Gustav Arosa who Gauguin’s mother had entrusted with her family’s welfare at her death. Arosa introduced Gauguin to his future wife, a Danish woman named Mette Sophia Gad. They had…
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Edgar Degas – French Impressionist Degas is one of my personal favorites, especially the paintings of the ballerinas. He captured a behind the scenes image of the life of the professional ballerina. He was born Hilaire-Germain-Edgar de Gas on July 19, 1834, in the city of Paris, France. His father was Augustin de Gas, a banker of prominence. His mother was Marie-Celestine Musson from New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. She was Creole, descended from original French and Spanish settlers in Louisiana. She was an amateur opera singer. His father would arrange music recitals in their home. Edgar was the eldest of…