by Village Copier | Jan 30, 2017 | Artist Inspiration
Jackson Pollock (1912–1956) was an American painter, and a major player in the abstract expressionist movement. A coveted life of the artist, he was considerably famous and considered a major artist of his generation in his life time. However, Pollock struggled with...
by Village Copier | Jan 23, 2017 | Artist Inspiration
Elvis Presley (1935–1977) was an American singer and Actor. He is regarded as one of the most significant cultural icons of the 20th century, and was dubbed as the “King of Rock and Roll.” Born in Tupelo Mississippi, his family relocated to Memphis,...
by Village Copier | Jan 16, 2017 | Artist Inspiration
Henri-Émile-Benoît Matisse (1869–1954) was a French Artist draughtsman, printmaker, sculptor, and a painter. Initially he was part of the Fauve moment, but the 1920s he was increasingly hailed as an upholder of classical French Painting. Matisse was born in Le...
by Village Copier | Jan 9, 2017 | Artist Inspiration
Zora Neale Hurston (1891–1960) was an American novelist, short story writer, folklorist, and anthropologist. Over the course of her career, she published 4 novels and more than 50 short stories, plays, and eassy. She’s best know for her 1937 novel Their Eyes...
by Village Copier | Nov 7, 2016 | Artist Inspiration
William Hogarth (1697–1764) was an English painter, printmaker, and cartoonist who has been credited with the the creation of western sequential art. Born to a poor Latin school teacher and textbook writier, Hogarth began an apprenentiship at a young age in engraving....
by Village Copier | Oct 24, 2016 | Artist Inspiration
The Big Bopper (1930–1959) was an American musician, songwriter, and disc jockey who was an early rock and roll star. He is best know for his 1958 recording of “Chantily Lace”. His career ended abruptly in 1959 as he was a victim of the famed plane crash...
