Peter Skene Ogden was a good man. He was born 1794 in Quebec Canada and died September 27 154 in Oregon City . Here is a list of his accomplishments. He left his home in Canada to be a fur trader as a teenager. , he was a great trapper, he lead the snake river country expeditions, he traced the Utah territory, was with the Hudson bay community until death, and was the first to travel the west intermountain range from north to south, had two lovely native American wives
With his scientific reasoning, philosophies, methods, and views of science as the savior of the human race, he will provide the spark that will bring the English Scientific Revolution into existence. Artistic 1) Peter Paul Rubens was an artist that was also the principal ornament of the brilliant Hapsburg court at Brussels. His major themes typified the grandeur that came to be the hallmark of Baroque style: glorifications of great rulers also of the ceremony and mystery of
His father trained him to be a silversmith. Paul’s father was a French immigrant. When he turned 15 his father died.
One was he was an active art patron; specifically, towards the new design of St. Peter’s basilica by Bramante. St.
Les Paul was an American Musician and inventor who was credited with the creation of the solid body electric guitar. Paul was born in Waukesha Wisconsin and learned to play three instruments by the age of thirteen. Amazed by the radio and inspired by artists heard on it young Paul was determined to be the one playing to the listeners. He dropped out of high school to play on some local radio stations and then move to New York to perform in his trio. Aspiring to be the best musician he then moved to California to play as Bing Crosby’s guitarist, a goal he eventually achieved.
When his father died it had a huge impact on him that changed his life forever. Peter The Great’s influences can still be seen today. St. Petersburg has many Historical Monuments and museums(Riha 1). Peter’s contributions to education and cultural reforms were a major part of his reign.
His work as a silversmith made him renowned with many people in Boston, serving him well when he became active in the Revolution. When he was a teenager he and his friends became bell ringers for the Old North Church. This was an important role it told the people when something was happening. Unfortunately, in 1754 when he was 19 years old, Paul’s Father died, before Paul was the legal age to be the master of his father’s shop.
Steven Smith Professor Tom Polett FYE 19 September 2016 Johnny Cash If I was Sam Phillips of Sun records, and I had to choose between Elvis Pressley, Johnny Cash, Carl Perkins, and Jerry Lee Lewis I would have to choose Johnny Cash. Johnny Cash’s sound was formed from his influences with Gospel, Blues, Country, and Rock. Johnny Cash was a hard worker when he was growing up, and so I would expect him to work hard with his music career. Johnny Cash was influenced musically by his mother who sang hymns, and folk songs.
Bruce Springsteen was born on September 23rd 1949 in Long Branch, New Jersey to his parents of Doug and Adele Springsteen. Springsteen was raised in Freehold Borough. The Springsteen’s were part of the working class, his dad was in and out of several jobs including a busdriver, millworker and prison guard and Adele was a secretary at an insurance office. Bruce and his father had a complicated relationship growing up because Doug did not support Bruce’s music endeavours. He talked about this in his autobiographical novel, saying, "He loved me, but couldn't stand me".
He was a brilliant sculptor; his many famous works include David, that resides in Florence, Italy at Galleria dell'Accademia, the Pieta in the Vatican, and a series he created called Dying Slaves which can be found at the Louvre. He wasn’t just a sculptor though, he was also very talented in architecture, poetry, and paintings. Like that of Raphael, he is also noted for his frescoes, one of which covers the Sistine Chapel ceiling. He also illustrated the painting adjacent from it, called The Last Judgement. Consequently, all of his compositions have been noted as masterpieces for
I first listened to Johnny Cash on a couple hour drive back from my Aunt and Uncles lake cabin, not really knowing who it was, listening to “Ring of Fire”, and “One Piece at a Time” on the car radio when I was around 7 are my earliest memories. Johnny had a rich voice that is iconic to anyone who knows him, he has hundreds of songs that are all great, even if a few i don't care for. He is a staple in country and rock history, playing alongside Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, and June Carter (who he would fall in love with and marry later in life). Johnny R. Cash was born February 26, 1932 in Kingsland, Arkansas. J.R. soaked up a variety of musical influences ranging from his mother's folk songs and hymns to the work songs from the fields and nearby railroad yards.
Everyone has dealt with tradition one time or another in their life. Tradition is a crucial part of human existence. Tradition keeps the future flowing while keeping the past in mind. “The Carnival” and “The Lottery” are two short stories that exemplify the importance of tradition. To clarify, “The Carnival” is about a character named Jerry who gets the chance to go to a carnival which the rides are used to assassinate people to decrease population.
Monet was named the father of the French Impressionism movement because he was responsible for bringing most of the individuals together (.theartstory.org/artist-monet). Monet’s work was mostly oil on canvas paintings that were in the Realism and Impressionism styles. His most important paintings were Parasol-Madame Monet and Her Son and the series called “Water Lilies”. According to the website, The Art Story, “Impressionism and Monet are now considered the basis for all of modern and contemporary art, and are thus quintessential to almost any historical survey” (theartstory.org/artist-monet). Pierre-Auguste Renoir was born to a simple, working class family in France.
Ludwig van Beethoven was born in 1770 in Bonn, Germany. Both his grandfather and father were musicians, so it provided Beethoven with a nice musical background. Unfortunately, his father forced him into doing music lessons and was very tough on him. Although of his father’s behavior, surprisingly Beethoven embraced music. Like Mozart, Beethoven was considered a child prodigy.
I will write a composer report on Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Considered by many to be one of the greatest composers of all time Mozart grow up to compose over 600 pieces! He was born to Leopold and and Maria Pertl Mozart on January 27, 1756, in Salzburg, Austria. Mozart was the only solesurviving son of this couple but they did manage to have a daughter named Maria Ann. At 7 years old Leopold began to teach his daughter how to play piano and Mozart payed attention and began to copy the way she played even though he was only 3 years old!
