Pierre-Auguste Renoir was a French artist who was a leading painter in the development of the Impressionist style. Born: February 25, 1841, Limoges, France Died: December 3, 1919, Cagnes-sur-Mer, France Renoir was born in Limoges in 1841 and moved to Paris in 1845. He was apprenticed as a decorator in a porcelain factory at the […]
Georgia Totto O’Keeffe was an American artist. Born near Sun Prairie, Wisconsin, O’Keeffe first came to the attention of the New York art community in 1916. Born: November 15, 1887, Sun Prairie, WI Died: March 6, 1986, Santa Fe, NM Among the great American artists of the 20th-century, Georgia O’Keeffe stands as one of the
Norman Perceval Rockwell was a 20th-century American painter and illustrator. His works enjoy a broad popular appeal in the United States for their reflection of American culture. Born: February 3, 1894, Manhattan, New York City, NY Died: November 8, 1978, Stockbridge, MA Picture a nation of patriotic citizens unencumbered by want or fear, free to
Henri-Émile-Benoît Matisse was a French artist, known for his use of colour and his fluid and original draughtsmanship. He was a draughtsman, printmaker, and sculptor, but is known primarily as a painter. Born: December 31, 1869, Le Cateau-Cambrésis, France Died: November 3, 1954, Nice, France Henri Matisse worked as a law clerk in Paris before
Johann Pachelbel Born: 1653, Nuremberg, Germany Died: March 3, 1706, Nuremberg, Germany German composer and organist. He was taught by two local musicians, Heinrich Schwemmer and G. C. Wecker. In 1669 he entered the university at Altdorf and was organist of the Lorenzkirche there, but left after less than a year for lack of money
Ludwig van Beethoven Born: December 1770 in Bonn, Germany Died: 26 March 1827 (cirrhosis of the liver, plus dropsy) Ludwig van Beethoven is the most famous classical composer of the western world. Beethoven is remembered for his powerful and stormy compositions, and for continuing to compose and conduct even after he began to go deaf
Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741) was an Italian violinist and composer whose concertos were widely known and influential throughout Europe. Antonio Vivaldi was born in Venice on March 4, 1678. His first music teacher was his father, Giovanni Battista Vivaldi. The elder Vivaldi was a well-respected violinist, employed at the church of St. Mark’s. It is possible,
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Born: 7 May 1840 in Votkinsk, Russia Died: 6 November 1893 in St. Petersburg Russian composer Peter (Pyotr) Ilyich Tchaikovsky wrote some of the most-recognized melodies of classical music, and his ballet The Nutcracker endures as a winter holiday favorite. He began composing in St. Petersburg in the 1860s, while studying and
Ansel Adams (1902-1984) is one of the most celebrated photographers of all time. His images of the American landscape, and especially those of the American West, are familiar to millions. Born and raised in San Francisco, Adams studied music as a youth with the hope of becoming a concert pianist. At age 14, while on
By using common household materials, you can make a camera that will produce pictures. Making and using a pinhole camera will acquaint you with the basic elements of photography while providing an inexpensive and interesting way to take pictures. This bulletin explains how to make and use two types of pinhole cameras-a cartridge pinhole camera
The Book: The Nutcracker and the Mouse King The Nutcracker and the Mouse King is a story written in 1816 by E. T. A. Hoffmann in which young Marie Stahlbaum’s favorite Christmas toy, the Nutcracker, comes alive and, after defeating the evil Mouse King in battle, whisks her away to a magical kingdom populated by
The U.S. Congress The U.S. Congress is made up of two parts, the House of Representatives and the Senate. Congress meets at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. Its primary duty is to write, debate, and pass bills, which are then passed on to the President for approval. Other Powers of Congress Makes laws controlling
Election of the President, Senators and Representatives Election of the President On November 7, 2000, Americans elected the 43rd President of the United States. This process was set up in the United States Constitution. The Constitution requires a candidate for the presidency to be: At least 35 years old A natural born citizen of the
President Date Vice President(s) George Washington 1789–97 John Adams John Adams 1797–1801 Thomas Jefferson Thomas Jefferson 1801–9 Aaron Burr, 1801–5 George Clinton, 1805–9 James Madison 1809–17 George Clinton, 1809–12 (no Vice President, Apr., 1812–Mar., 1813) Elbridge Gerry, 1813–14 (no Vice President, Nov., 1814–Mar., 1817) James Monroe 1817–25 Daniel D. Tompkins John Quincy Adams 1825–29
Original Constitution for the United States of America 1823 Unanimous Constitution for the United States of America IN CONGRESS, JULY 4, 1776 The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen United States of America When in the Course of human events it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with
The Constitution defines the fundamental law of the United States federal government, setting forth the three principal branches of the federal government, outlining their jurisdictions, and propounding the basic rights of U.S. citizens. It has become the landmark legal document of the Western world, and is the oldest written national constitution currently in effect. The
See Original Bill of Rights Amendments Amendments of the Constitution The Conventions of a number of the States having, at the time of adopting the Constitution, expressed a desire, in order to prevent misconstruction or abuse of its powers, that further declaratory and restrictive clauses should be added, and as extending the ground of public
We the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect union, establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America. See Original Constitution
