The Great Wave off Kanagawa The Great Wave off Kanagawa , also known as The Great Wave or simply The Wave, is a woodblock print by theJapanese artist Hokusai. An example of ukiyo-e art, it was published sometime between 1830 and 1833[1] (during the Edo Period) as the first in Hokusai's series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji(Fugaku sanjrokkei (?)), and is his most famous work. This particular woodblock is one of the most recognized works of Japanese art in the world. It depicts an enormous wavethreatening boats near the Japanese prefecture of Kanagawa
Great Britain Pärnu 2012 Contents Great Britain Great Britain or Britain is an island situated to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the ninth largest island in the world, the largest European island, and
1943), at Kristjan Raud House Museum located in Nõmme, in the premises of the final home of the artist. Kadriorg Art Museum The Kadriorg palace and park were founded by the Russian czar Peter I. According to the designs of the architect Niccolo Michetti, invited from Rome, the palace was built after the Italian villas, consisting of a main building and of two annexes. The well-preserved great hall is one of the best examples of Baroque architecture not only in Estonia but also in the whole Northern Europe. Besides Russian and Italian artists, masters from Stockholm, Riga and Tallinn took part in its building work. The two-storied hall is decorated with rich stucco work and ceiling paintings. The vestibule and some other rooms in the main building, as well as some of the stoves have retained their 18th-century appearance.
Illinois; then to Beaver, Pennsylvania on the Ohio River to visit the Hill family; from there he went to Chautauqua with Professor Hill, and later to Niagara Falls, Toronto, Washington, D.C., New York and Boston. In the course of this journey he met Mark Twain in Elmira, New York, and felt much awed in his presence. Kipling then crossed the Atlantic, and reached Liverpool in October 1889. Soon thereafter, he made his début in the London literary world to great acclaim. Career as a writer In London, Kipling had several stories accepted by various magazine editors. He also found a place to live for the next two years. In the next two years, and in short order, he published a novel, The Light that Failed; had a nervous breakdown; and met an American writer and publishing agent, Wolcott Balestier, with whom he collaborated on a novel, The Naulahka (a title he uncharacteristically misspelt; see below).
English literature is one of the oldest literatures in Europe; dates back to the 6th century AD. Oral literature, i.e. not written down, spread from person to person. In 449 AD Anglo-‐Saxon tribes invaded England – beginning of the Anglo-‐Saxon period in English literature. The first form of literature was folklore, carried by scops and gleemen, who sang in alliterative verse (a kind of simple poetry). Prose developed much later. The first form of recorded English literature was the epic Beowulf, which was produced sometime near the end of the 7th and beginning �
He depicted the everyday life of the frontier. He depicted river life and politics. His West is pleasant, sunny and free of civilized constraints. His manner is grand and his figures are precisely placed. He selected subjects both singular and typical. He displayed his faith in the democratic process with his series of paintings on elections. John James Audubon (early-C19). He studied American birds. His works are both records and masterpieces, thus his achievements are dually great. He was self-taught. He had a sense of design and an ability to render the characteristics of the bird. George Catlin (early-C19). He painted Indians and their life. The paintings are authentic and lively. He spent some eight years living with them. His style is sketchy, free and more graphic than painterly. Among his works are portraits. Subsidiary artists: Richard C. Woodville, John Quidor. History and Portraiture. In mid-C19, few were concerned with history paintings
He depicted the everyday life of the frontier. He depicted river life and politics. His West is pleasant, sunny and free of civilized constraints. His manner is grand and his figures are precisely placed. He selected subjects both singular and typical. He displayed his faith in the democratic process with his series of paintings on elections. John James Audubon (early-C19). He studied American birds. His works are both records and masterpieces, thus his achievements are dually great. He was self-taught. He had a sense of design and an ability to render the characteristics of the bird. George Catlin (early-C19). He painted Indians and their life. The paintings are authentic and lively. He spent some eight years living with them. His style is sketchy, free and more graphic than painterly. Among his works are portraits. Subsidiary artists: Richard C. Woodville, John Quidor. History and Portraiture. In mid-C19, few were concerned with history paintings
president of the US from 193345. · Hans Rebane = 1897 founded the first Estonian-language newspaper in the US Eesti Ameerika Postimees (published in NY until 1911) · 1898 founded an Estonian Lutheran congregation in NY (still exists today) 2. Signficant waves of migration from Estonia to the US in the 20th century, their reasons. *The failure of the 1905 Revolution: The first significant wave of immigration · Brought a strong Socialist contingent to the United States; led to the formation of many Estonian American Socialist and Communist organizations. * The 1920s30s: · Establishment of independent Estonia · Tightening of American immigration laws · Estonian immigration to the United States slowed down dramatically 1924 The Estonian quota fixed at 116; even this small annual quota was not used up
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