… through ads filled with gorgeous models, all I could really concentrate on was my dirty little hands turning the pages. But in the magazine industry, the models are not the only elements that make a publication work; it is essentially a series of items…

… products and cars are just a few of the many items advertised in magazines across the globe. Some are sold by tempting the reader with scantily clad men and women posing in exotic locations, looking deep into your eyes and begging you to buy their…

… that developed after one of the most difficult periods in human history. This period began during the great depression in the 1930's and ended with the end of World War II in 1945. When the war ended, Germany, Italy and Japan had been defeated…

… in New York City in the mid-1940s and attained prominence in American art in the following decade; also called action painting and the New York School. Given impetus by the work of Arshile GORKY, abstract expressionism is marked by an attention…

… a new and exciting movement. It evolved during the beginning of World War II when a group of artists decided that it was impossible to paint the normal still lifes and nudes of the times. The artists of this movement were opposed to all forms of…

… traditional art of Africa plays a major part in the African society. Most ceremonies and activities (such as singing, dancing, storytelling, etc.) can not function without visual art. It can also be used as an implement and insignia of rank or prestige,…

… a group of 53 Africans, and shipped them to Havana, Cuba. In June of 1839, the Africans were purchased as slaves by four Spaniards and put on the schooner La Amistad (Spanish for “the friendship”) for a voyage to Principe, an island republic,…

… County, New Jersey, features the people of the Mid-Atlantic region. "Working Portraits," as he refers to them, are images reminiscent of a simpler time. Although Alex enjoys painting a wide variety of subjects from the Delaware Bay region and the…

… recognition in the American theatre. She was an artist of many talents. She was a skilled writer and designer. Her devotion and dedication to the theatrical world was uncanny. Aline Bernstein received national acclaim for her design concepts.…

… word ‘father’ means the personification of goodness and infallibility to Chris Keller. There was a strong relationship between Chris and his father, Joe. Everything Joe had done in his life was for Chris. His entire factory was intended for Chris once…