Born in 1917 in Atlantic City, New Jersey, Lawrence moved with his family to Harlem in 1930, where he came into contact with some of the greatest artistic and intellectual minds of his generation. In the previous decade, Harlem had experienced the remarkably creative...
Few stories in art history are more heart wrenching than Frida Kahlo’s, as a child she was disabled with polio for some time, later in 1925 when Frida was only eighteen years old she was seriously injured in a bus crash which left her in severe pain for most of...
The game of chess has been around for over 1500 years. The game originated in India where it spread to Persia, and later through Southern Europe. The European chess game evolved to what we know today. The image pictured below shows the Knights Templar playing chess in...
By shading with different values of gray artists can create the illusion of space and form in their drawings. Properly positioning the highlight, mid-tone, and shadow areas artists can make a basic shape can look like it has real three-dimensional form. Study the...
Coco Chanel, was born Gabrielle Bonheur in France in 1883. She was the premier fashion designer at the turn of the 19th century. She helped liberate woman from the constraints of corsets and cages that were part of the popular style in the 1800’s. Beginning her career...
