Daphne Odjig was born in September 11, 1919 to Joyce Peachey and Dominic Odjig. She grew up with siblings Stanley, Winnifred and Donavan in the Wikwemikong Unceded Indian Reserve (Manitoulin Island, Northern Ontario). Odjig was educated in art in Ottawa, then moved to Sweden to continue her studies. Her first major art piece was her pen and ink drawings of Cree people from northern Manitoba. In 1973, she became a founder of the Professional Native Indian Artists Incorporation, and in 1974 she opened the first Canadian gallery representing First Nations art in Winnipeg. For her efforts, she has received many different awards and honours, including the National Aboriginal Achievement Award in 1998, and the Governor General’s award in Visual and Media arts. As well, in 2007, she was made a Member of the Order of British Columbia. …show more content…
She is a well known artist who has made many different paintings and drawings symbolic to her native culture. Some examples of her work are: ‘Tribute to the Great Chiefs of the Past’ in 1975, ‘Roots’ in 1979, and ‘Thunderbird Man’ in 1988. Currently, Daphne Odjig is 96 years old, and she has produced 16 works of art, “more than artists half her age could have
Georgia O’Keeffe was born in 1887 in rural Wisconsin, and by the young age of 10 decided she wanted to be an artist. She was taught by a local watercolorist named Sara Mann in her younger years, and went on to attend the School of the Art Institute of Chicago from 1905 to 1906. In 1908 O’Keeffee stopped painting for 4 years because she disliked the more traditionalist style of painting she had been taught. She was inspired to paint again by Arthur Wesley Dow who taught a less traditional style. Her art progressed from this point, and she had her first solo exhibit in 1917.
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.
She was sent to Richmond VA as a Prisoner of War, until released in a prisoner exchange. After the war she was approved for the highest United States Armed Forces Decoration for bravery, the Medal of Honor. She is the only woman ever to receive
Among Zoras many achievements she received an honorary Doctor of Letters degree from Morgan State college, a distinguished alumni award from from Howard University,
Arthur was an American painter, printmaker, photographer and influential arts, educator. He studied art in Paris and came back to the United, States to be a commercial designer. He also designed posters. His accomplishments as a craftsman was a vital teacher and he also was educated at Pratt Institute and the Art Students League in a new era. Georgia O’Keeffe was also a teacher at Columbia College that’s located in South Carolina.
In 1971, she won the Guggenheim Fellowship for Creative Arts, US, and Canada. Around 1985, she also won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Achievement in Dance. 1991, Laurence Olivier Award for Outstanding Achievement in Dance. Another award she won in 1992 was the MacArthur Fellowship. In 2003, she won about 4 awards one was Tony Award for Best Choreography.
The legendary Detroit activist and philosopher Grace Lee Boggs died Monday at the age of 100. She was born in Rhode Island in 1915 to Chinese immigrant parents. She would go on to become deeply involved with the civil rights, black power, labor, environmental justice and feminist movements. Over the past decade Grace Lee Boggs was a frequent guest on Democracy Now! Her profile grew in 2013 with the release of the Peabody Award-winning documentary “American Revolutionary: The Evolution of Grace Lee Boggs.”
In this article, Fay Yarbrough discusses the legislation passed by the Cherokee in order to control the marital options and choices of their women. Yarbrough begins by explaining the role of Cherokee women with regards to marriage, especially to non-Cherokee men, and the Cherokee laws policing sex and marriage. She then discusses the racial implications of those laws, specifically the laws regulating marriage with people of African descent. Yarbrough concludes by addressing Cherokee legislative provisions that include whites as viable marriage partners. She argues that through these marriage laws, Cherokee officials attempted to racially redefine the Cherokee people, aligning themselves closer to the white race and distancing themselves from those of African descent.
Douglas's images depicted the lives and struggles of African Americans, and his artistic style fused his interests in modernism and African Art. " Douglas was heavily influenced by the African culture he painted for. His natural talent plus his newly acquired inspiration allowed Douglas to be considered the "Father of African American arts. " That title led him to say, (Kirschke)" Do not call me the Father of African American Arts, for I am just a son of Africa, and paint for what inspires
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.
He received 14 academic awards during his time at Queen’s university, for example, a general merit award in Latin granted to him by his peers in 1850. After his death, multiple awards were created and awarded to individuals, for example, The Robert Sutherland prize. This prize is presented annually by the Alma Mater Society to a graduating and self-defined student of colour who has shown leadership and initiative at the university, specifically individuals encouraging and promoting diversity on campus. Past participants include 2005-06: Jacqueline Kiggundu, 2006-07: Tka Pinnock, 2007-08: Eden Abraham, Darcel
She took in those rejected from her community and cared for them which is important and shows her compassion for others. Though the achievement of caring for people in her community and length of serving were important, it was the last noteworthy achievement since there was little to no risk
She was influential in the women's suffrage movement. She was the first woman elected to Congress. She was the only Member of Congress to vote against the United State participation in both World War I and World War II. She is Jeannette Rankin and her life was one filled with social change and achievements of extraordinary proportion. Jeannette Rankin played a vital role in Montana’s history and women’s equality in America.
Steven C Hahn, author of “The Life and Times of Mary Musgrove,” earned his bachelor’s degree in anthropology, and his master’s degree at the University of Georgia. He completed his doctoral work at Emory University, specializing in Native Americans of the colonial South. Hahn is a professor of history at St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minnesota where he has taught since 2000. Hahn has served as a peer review for several scholarly journals and university press, and has served on dissertation committees for Ph.D. candidates at the University of California-Berkeley and the University of Oklahoma. (1) Mary Musgrove was born around 1700 in her mother’s village Coweta (present day Macon, Georgia), where she spent her early years.
Oversees the major construction of the first Canadian transcontinental railway. Awarded a knighthood in 1894. Launched the sea transport division of the CPR. Created the Western Immigration Strategy.