A State of the Arts Chapter 11 Lesson 2. By Ben Cumins and Axel Frame

Vocabulary  Special Effects- A way of making things that are not real on film look real.

John Wayne -Born in Iowa -Moved to CA when he was six -Wayne made more then 170 movies -many were western movies

Judith Baca - She designs walls called murals. - She is a designer. - One of the murals that she designed is The Great Wall of Los Angeles.

Isamu Noguchi - He is a Sculptor - He is known for making Large sculptures. -He also makes stone gardens and even playgrounds.

William Saroyan - He is an Armenian American -Wrote about the joys and troubles of immigrants -He also wrote many exciting tales

Ansel Adams - He’s a photographer - He captures all the rugged beauty of California’s land

Isadora Duncan -Born in San Francisco in She created new dance styles - Her dance styles were based on ancient drama from the Greeks

Julia Morgan -She is an architect - She designed Hearts Castle - She designed it in San Simeon

Paul R. Williams -He helped build the LAX Theme Building -He created it in Los Angeles

Walt Disney - Walt was born in He created a company called Disney and Disneyland - He made the first cartoon with sound called “Steam Boat Willie” - He created the first movie of Disney, “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs” - He unfortunately died in 1966

Mr. Buck (Director of “Frozen”) - Born: October 25, Studied animation at Calarts - Directed “Surfs up”, “Family Dog”, and “Tarzan” - His awards are academy award for BAF - Annie award for directing in a FP - Broadcast film critics association award for BAF

Emma Watson - Born in Paris, France - Five years old her parents divorced - Moved to Oxford shire in England with her mother and older brother - At the age six, she loved acting and knew she wanted to be an actress.

Questions Who’s an artist that you know about who we haven’t mentioned in our slide show ? What artist made the most popular piece of art? How long did it take for Julia Morgan to design Hearts Castle?

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