Elizabeth Catlett‚ born in 1919‚ American sculptor and printmaker‚ whose figures of African Americans in wood‚ marble‚ and bronze convey dignity and pride. Throughout her career‚ Catlett has focused on themes relating to the black woman’s experience‚ and mother and child form the subject of many of her works. Her lithographs and other prints also celebrate the contributions of black women‚ such as Underground Railroad leader Harriet Tubman‚ to African American history. Catlett’s style has remained
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garnered 13 golds at ATF meets. She finished first in the semi-finals in the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics‚ but faltered in the finals. In almost a repeat of Milkha Singh’s 1960 feat‚ there was a nail-biting photo-finish for the third place. Usha lost the bronze by 1/100th of a second.The first Indian woman (and the fifth Indian) to reach the final of an Olympic event by winning her400 m hurdles Semi-final.In the 10th Asian Games held at Seoul in 1986‚ P.T.Usha won 4 gold and 1 silver medal in the track and
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The marble statue of Diadoumenos is a copy of the original bronze statue displaying a young man tying a fillet around his head. The original was created in c.a. 430 B.C. by a man called Polykleitos of Argos. Polykleitos was a Greek sculptor who worked during the mid-fifth century B.C. . he was one of the most famous artists of the ancient world. Polykleitos’ figures are carefully designed with special attention to bodily proportions and stance. The statue of Diadoumenos has its thorax and pelvis
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language and created bronze around this time. The earliest forms of writing were on clay tablets known as cuneiform‚ and originally used to keep agricultural records. They used writing as a tool to keep up with the demands of a growing population‚ while being more efficient with their resources. For the first time in history‚ not everyone had to farm and gather food to survive. I believe this is what led them to the construction of city-states and allowing them to produce bronze from smelting tin
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Physical and Chemical Properties Chem 107 6-4-2013 A pure substance or chemical substance is a material that is homogeneous. It has consistent properties throughout the sample.” Pure substances can be described by both physical and chemical properties”. Physical properties can include‚ color‚ odor‚ melting point‚ boiling point‚ and solubility in various solvents‚ etc. The observation of these physical properties does not involve any chemical change in the substance‚ it is still the same
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goddesses - 3000BC‚ fire and the development of copper and tin together‚ to work bronze (a hard metal that can hold an edge) - The people then make a huge leap forward‚ abounded there stone stools - Bronze really helps begin their history proper - Sumer‚ Mesopotamia → along major trading routes - Because of the proximity‚ that’s when civilization begin - These people have long worked out the usefulness of bronze and how to make tools from it. - Imported technology westward - Khafra‚ Sphinx
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all sculptures remained with static expressions‚ famous artists such as Giovanni da Bologna sculpted pieces that showed dynamics emotion and twisting bodies. Another key difference between the Madonna of Humility and Dancing Faun is their Medium. Bronze figures‚ during the Hellenistic Art period‚ could be made to propose the daintiness of real bodies and development in a way quiet‚ strong marble proved unable thus contrasting with the Madonna of Humility. Contrary to the differences‚ the busts share
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Tew 0 4/24/2013 THE TROJAN WAR Did the Trojan War actually occur‚ or did it exist as a fictional event only in the myths of the Greeks? Dawid Tew HILTON COLLEGE Tew 1 Contents I. Abstract ................................................................................................................................... 3 II. Introduction ................................................................................................................................ 4 III.
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passing was passing through. Leonardo saw him and told the people that Michelangelo would be able to translate it for them. Michelangelo then replied to Leonardo “No‚ explain it yourself‚ horse-modeller that you are‚ who‚ unable to cast a statue in bronze‚ were forced to give up the attempt in shame.” (Richter‚
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Hogan‚ Suhl‚ Tian Abrie and Nakamura. Some alloys are made by melting and mixing two or more metals. Bronze‚ an alloy of copper and tin‚ was the first alloy discovered‚ during the prehistoric period now known as the bronze age; it was harder than pure copper and originally used to make tools and weapons‚ but was later superseded by metals and alloys with better properties. In later times bronze has been used for ornaments‚ bells‚ statues‚ and
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