Archive for the ‘Portrait Gallery’ Category

Meriwether LEWIS by Ella E.

Mardi, février 7th, 2012

Meriwether Lewis was born on August 24th , 1774.
He died on October 11th , 1809 .
He was American .
He was an explorer , soldier and public administrator .
He was known for his role as head of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, that explored the territory from Louisiana to the Pacific ocean.

Indira Gandhi by Gabiel R.

Mardi, février 7th, 2012
She was born on 19th November 1917.
She was Indian.
Indira Gandhi was the first woman to become Prime Minister in India.
She was assassinated on 31st October 1984.

Lady Hamilton by Guillaume S.

Mardi, février 7th, 2012

When was she born? 

She was born on twenty-six April 1765 in England.
When did she die?

She died on 15 January 1815 in England.
What is she famous for?

She is famous because she was the Mistress of Lord Nelson and she was the muse of several painters. Below, look at this portrait of Emma Hart, Lady Hamilton, by artist George Romney.

Mark Rothko by Marius F. and Rose G.

Mardi, février 7th, 2012

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Mark Rothko, was born Marcus Rothkowitz on September 25, 1903 . He died on February 25, 1970. He was a Russian-American painter. He created abstract paintings. by Marius

 

He was born on 25th  September, 1903. He died on 25th February 1970. He was Russian, American. He was famous because  he  was a great painter. He was born in a province of Russia and he died in Manatthan  in the U.S. aged 66.
Rose

 

 

William Clark

Mardi, février 7th, 2012
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William Clark was born on August 1, 1770.
He died on September 1, 1838.
He was American.
William Clark was an American explorer.
He led the Lewis and Clark Expedition of 1803 to 1806 across the territory of the Louisiana Purchase to the Pacific Ocean, and claimed the Pacific Northwest for the United States. Afterwards, he served in a militia and as governor of the Missouri Territory.

Paul Revere by Ali B. and Sacha R.

Mardi, février 7th, 2012

He was born on 1 January 1735.
He died on 10 May 1818.
He was American.
He is most famous for alerting the Colonial militia (the American Patriots) of approaching British forces before the battles of Lexington and Concord during the American Revolution.
He is an inventor : he invented an alarm system to keep watch on the British army.

 

Paul Revere was born in the North End of  Boston on December

 

21, 1734. He was American. He was an  inventor. He is famous

 

for warning Colonial milita of approching  British forces before the

 

battles of Lexington and Concord, as  dramatized in Henry Wadsworth

 

Longfellow’s poem, Paul Rever’s Ride.  Revere was a prosperous

 

and prominent Boston silversmith. Paul  Revere died on May 10, 1818.

Sacha

 

E. Hopper by Anatole

Lundi, janvier 30th, 2012

He was American.

He was born in 1882 and he died in 1967.

He painted many pictures and etchings.

Look !

He was famous because he was a naturalist and he painted famous American scenes.

He lived in New York City.

Joseph Haydn by Eric

Lundi, janvier 30th, 2012

His name is Joseph Haydn. He was born in 1732 and he died in 1809. He was Austrian. He was a composer.

He is famous because he wrote a lot of classical music.

He died in Vienna.

Listen to his music !

 

Roy Lichtenstein by Jade B.

Lundi, janvier 30th, 2012

His name’s Roy Lichtenstein.
He was American.
He was a painter and a sculptor.
He was born in 1923 and he died in1997.
He made and painted pop art pictures.

Look at his art here !

Billie Holliday by Léa J.

Lundi, janvier 30th, 2012
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Billie Holiday, whose real name was Eleanora Fagan, was born in Baltimore April 7, 1915 and she died in New-York July 17, 1959. She is an American jazz singer and is  considered one of the greatest singers that jazz has ever known.