National Medal of Arts

Eudora Welty’s “A Worn Path” written in third person and Maya Angelou’s “Still I Rise” written in first person are two different works of literature. Though they may be two different works of genre and literature; they are very similar in many different aspects of the theme, as for example they both share the same theme and a gripping way to capture the audience. Eudora Welty 's "A Worn Path" is the account of Phoenix Jackson; cheerful, decided voyage. Conquering each hindrance and diversion in her way, she continues on her journey, keeping in mind the end goal to finish her goal. Correspondingly, Maya Angelou 's "Still I Rise" recounts the account of quality and strength amid affliction. In addition, “A Worn Path” and “Still I Rise” has many differences, as for example; culturally, Maya Angelou is able to make the reader feel closer to her poem because it is through her eyes and as an African American woman writing about her quality and strength through affliction it makes the reader connect. The setting of both works helps prove that, though we may encounter adversity, affliction and obstacles in our path, we can always find a way to overcome it. Welty’s story, “A worn Path”, is written in third person. Phoenix Jackson, the focal character, depicts the setting as going through a path (Natchez Trace) with many obstacles standing in her way, some of these obstructions include an hill “After she got to the top she turned and gave a full, severe look behind her where she…

it comes to nudity in art. One of the most famous pieces of art that portrays nudity is Michelangelo’s statue of David. The statue of David was given to Queen Victoria as a gift from an Italian nobleman in 1857, without knowing that the statue showed a man’s genitals. Having been shocked, officials commissioned a sculptor to cover the man’s genitals with a fig leaf that could be taken on and off. The reason for doing so was simple: they didn’t want to offend modern society’s standards about what…

The National Gallery of Art, a museum that was started with a donation of 8,000 paintings and drawings, is now the home of over 120,000 works of art. The National Gallery of Art was founded by Andrew W. Mellon, who traveled from Pittsburg to Washington to serve as a secretary of the treasury. Because he believed that the United States should have a national museum as great as museums of other nations, Andrew Mellon proposed the idea to President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1936 and offered his very…

fluids like milk, blood, tears, semen and urine. Piss Christ, won the "Award for Visual Arts" competition held in Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art 's, which was sponsored in part by the "National Endowment for the Arts," which is an agency of the…

Georgia O’Keeffe Georgia O’Keeffe was American female artist born in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin. She studied at the Art Institute of Chicago (1905) and the Art Students League in New York City (1907-1908). O’Keeffe on April 3, 1917, had her first solo show. It was sponsored by John Singer Sargent, a artist Georgia admired very much and would later become her husband, featured charcoal sketches, which O'Keeffe had made in 1916. Stieglitz was captivated by them and begun also one of the most famous…

honor societies. These societies includes: the National Honor Society, The National Society of High School Scholars, La Societe Honaire du Francais, and the International Thespian Society. I currently hold the positions of being the Treasurer for the National Honor Society and an Ambassador for the National Society of High School Scholars. Additionally, I also serve my school as being the Vice President of my school’s French club, in which I have served for two terms, and also being my school’s…

In her early years, she grew up on a wheat farm in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin. Her mother, Ida Totto was much with Hungarian heritage and her father Francis Calixtus O'Keeffe was Irish. While being the second of seven children she was taught at a young age to become well educated. Georgia developed an interest in painting and the natural world. She was taught how to paint by a local artist. After she completed high school she attended that art institute of Chicago, she was ranked at the top of…

Oldenburg? Claes Thure Oldenburg is an American sculptor, painter, and pop artist, known as the, “reigning king of Pop sculpture since the early 1960’s.” Claes Oldenburg was born on January 28, 1929 in Stockholm, Sweden. Son of Gösta Oldenburg and Sigrid Elisabeth; due to his father being a member of the Swedish foreign service, Claes and his family moved quite often. Brother of Richard Oldenburg a well-known art historian whom of which was director of the Museum of Modern Art, New York, between…

Maya Angelou is a very important person in our history. She was known for her famous poems, awards, accomplishments, and books.She was known for her book called I know why the caged bird sings. She was an author, civil rights activist, poet, writer, and directed. Maya Angelou has gotten many awards. She won three grammys. She got awards of best spoken word, Presidential Medal of Freedom, and National Medal of Arts. She also recited her poem “On the Pulse of the Morning” at Bill…

Maya Angelou was born in Marguerite Johnson in St. Louis, Missouri in April 4th 1928 and died in May 28th 2014. She grew up in St. Louis and Stamps, Arkansas. She grew up during the time of racial discrimination. She was an American poet, a civil rights activist, memoirist, playwright, dancer, stage and screen producer, director, performer, and singer. She published autobiographies, essays, and several poems. Maya Angelou earned tons of awards and more than 50 honorary degrees. The first of her…