Daphne Odjig: A Brief Biography

Shirley Jane Temple was a renown, child actress best known for her contributions to American society. She acted during a time of economic hardship and she brought comfort and humor to all Americans. The young actress, with the help of her father and financial advisor, made up to 10,000 dollars a week (United States History). Now, companies that sold her merchandise also benefited financially from the adorable star. Above all, “little miss miracle” brought a sense of hope to her fellow countrymen with her dancing, acting, and singing skills (Biography). Throughout Shirley Temple’s life and career, she has received multiple awards for her influential contributions to society.

Heather Whitestone was born on February 24, 1923 in Dothan, Alabama. Whitestone was the first woman with a disability to be crowned Miss America 1995. Her mother, Daphne Gray, was a seventh grade math teacher and her father, Bill Whitestone, was an owner of a furniture store. She is the youngest of three sisters. She is married with John A. McCallum, a hearing man and they have four children’s.

Alice Dinneen was born in New York,New York in 1908. I chose this painting because black panthers are endangered. Also the exotic colors caught my eye. This painting was done with oil on canvas. The colors were meant to catch your attention. The flowers are very dull though. Alice Dineen could have put a lot more bright colors in this painting.The black panther is blended in with the ground. In this painting there is mostly natural colors as in brown,green,yellow and orange. These are colors you mainly see in nature. There is very little amount of bright colors as in red, white, and a little bit of silver.The artist made it look like this is a real animal by putting the shadow of the black panther.

Rosemary Brown was a Canadian politician that was born in Kingston Jamaica on 17th June 1930. She was raised by her mother and grand-mother, since her father died when she was very young. She grew up in a middle class neighbourhood and she described her childhood being supportive and safe, in a house ruled by women. Rosemary Brown came to Canada on 10th August 1950 to get an education at McGill University in Montreal. She was shocked by the sexism and racism she experienced while she was trying to obtain housing or summer jobs or just trying to fit into her university life. Although Rosemary Brown faced many obstacles, she worked very hard and earned a Bachelor of Art degree from McGill in 1955. She worked to put an end to the racial barriers within Canadian society. As a determined feminist, Rosemary Brown worked hard to stimulate justice, equality for women and minorities and human rights.

In the Spoon River Anthology series, two of Edgar Lee Masters’ poems are about two characters named Lucinda Matlock and George Gray. In these poems, Masters describes Lucinda Matlock as being vivacious and lively while describing George Gray as dull and monotonous; despite differences, both characters seem to have the same philosophy on life. These two characters are similar and different in many ways, including tone and characterization.

In “The Glass Castle”, Jeannette Walls details the conditions in which she and her three siblings are raised under by their parents, Rose and Rex Walls. Walt Disney had this quote that explained how he doesn 't believe in playing down to his children and that some parents attempt to hide things about the world from children. One may believe that Walt Disney’s quote about playing down to children is one that perfectly describes Rex and Rose Walls’ parenting style. They give the illusion that they portray parents who don 't believe in playing down to their children. On the contrary though as they are just abusive and horrible parents that abandon and exploit their children and disguise their horrible acts as early life lessons.

Georgia O 'Keeffe was a spectacular painter in the American Modernist Painting Movement who painted many scenes in nature and many landscapes of cities in New York and deserts in New Mexico. Although she did not consider herself as a part of any movement, she was part of The American Modernist Painting movement. She loved nature so she chose to paint different varieties of flowers. O’Keeffe is especially remembered for her paintings of flowers and bones. She was unique in the way she painted, and her paintings of nature continue to inspire people all around the world. Her pieces were magnificent because of their unique views on things.

Mrs. Berrand falls into the Black minority group and identify themselves as members of the low middle class. She completed high school in her country, but was unable to pursue higher education due to financial difficulty. She claimed there is no college graduate in her family so far, but most of the members of her generation, including her, were high school graduated. She values education and would like her children to have a higher education. When she arrived in the United States, she did different kinds of jobs with minimal wages until she had a chance to be trained as a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) after 3 years that she had been in America. She works full time in a Long Term Care facility where she works very hard, providing personal

Born November 26, 1832 Mary E. Walker was an American Feminist, Abolitionist, Prohibitionist, Prisoner of War, as well as a Surgeon.

Mary Musgrove was born around 1700 in her mother’s village Coweta (present day Macon, Georgia), where she spent her early years. Born the daughter of a British trader and a Creek Indian mother, Mary was a child of mixed heritage. Her mother died when she was around seven years of age. After her mother’s death her father took her and her only brother, Edward Griffin, to live in Charlestown, South Carolina where she spent most of her time in school.

Nikki Giovanni was a poet and writer born in Knoxville, Tennessee on June 7, 1943. She attended Fisk University and graduated with honors. After graduating she moved to Cincinnati and established the first Black Arts Festival. She first caught the public attention as part of the Black Arts Movement (B.A.M.) of the late 1960s. She published her first entry book called, Black Feeling, Black Talk in 1968. She published many great poems regarding the B.A.M and she won many awards for her work including Woman of the Year from Ladies Home Journal. She also appeared multiple times on television and attended speaking engagements. She then went on to become a professor at College Mount St. Joseph and Virginia Tech University.

I’m Ines Calvete. I recently graduated from Lakewood High school where I had a very successful career. I was a part of a prestigious program called Colorado University Pre-Health Scholars for three years. I was a part of the National Honor Society for three years. I also won the Dottie Lamm Leadership Award. I 'm very proud of this award because of its competitivity. I had to complete amongst the top twenty girls in the state of Colorado to get this award. I was also elected as Senior Class President. In addition, I was awarded The Presidential Award that was given to me by the White House for being in honors roll for my whole high school Career. At the same time, I was leaving in Denver, Colorado by myself. I was homeless and many times, charity helped me get

Tom Thompson is a very iconic Canadian Artist, throughout his years he has many things impact and influence his style and work. He mainly sketched the images he saw and then painted them with Oil on Canvas. Thomson was born August 5th, 1877 in Claremont Ontario. He grew up on a farm in Leith, Owen Sound. He always interested in drawing and painting. Thompson really appreciated the outdoors and loved fishing which leaded him to some of his exploration around Canoe Lake and Algonquin park. A fishing trip in 1917 lead to his death, his body was found 8 days later and recorded as accidental drowning which still remains one of the biggest Canadian mysteries. His influences Included Canadian Landscapes. Another significant influence is his peers. Another Influence that impacted his work was his Family.

Smithsonian American Art Museum. Web. 7 Nov. 2015. Born and raised in Topeka, Kansas, Aaron was the son of a homemaker and laborer having several brothers and sisters. Though he came from a poor family, he was fortunate to receive a promising education. His artwork spoke volumes as he is still influencing artists and inspiring people today. Aaron Douglas “provided a dignified voice of opposition, insight, and aspiration” to others simply through his creations (1). He displayed courage for African Americans through his work which in turn encouraged many to take action, if they had not already. His beautiful, attention grabbing paintings completely captured culture

followed with their petroglyphs. In other words, Morrisseau created a "visual bridge from the culture of the Anishnaabe to art " .