Kansas City Art Institute Essays

  • Walter Elias: Animator And Founder Of The Walt Disney Company

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    animation when he drew pictures for one of his neighbors at the age of four. When Disney was 10 years old he attended Saturday courses at the Kansas City Art Institute. At the age of 16 he started high school, where he became the school newsletter cartoonist, and took night classes at the Chicago Academy of Fine Arts. In 1919, at the age of 18, Walt moved to Kansas City to begin his artistic career by drawing political caricatures or comic strips for a newspaper. When he was unable to find work as an artist

  • Graphic Designer: April Grieman

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    and artist in her lifetime. She continues today to impress people with her knowledge of graphics, architecture, and environment. April Grieman was born in New York City in 1948. She studied art in Switzerland at Basel School of Design. She then studied at the Kansas City Art Institute. After graduating, she moved back to New York City to work as a freelance artist until 1976. This same year, she moved to Los Angeles, California, where she opened “Made in Space, Inc.” This became a well-known graphic

  • Walt Disney Impact On Society

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    By day, Walt took art and photography classes at school, and by night he took courses at the Chicago Art Institute. At the age of 16,Walt became bored of school, which resulted in him dropping out. By dropping out, Walt had hoped that he could join the army, but he did not reach the age requirements. However, the Red Cross offered Walt a job to drive an ambulance in France, a job that he was old enough to take part in. In his highschool years, Walt Disney’s interest in art and drawing significantly

  • Walt Disney Research Paper

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    Walt Disney Walt Disney was a great cartoonist. He began by making a mouse that the world could love and went on to create family fun entertainment. Disney went on to live out his dream, and to make a wonderful place for the rest of the world to see. He became a cartoonist, had studios and films, and was the founder of two amusement parks. Walter Elias Disney was the fourth child of Elias and Flora Disney, "born on December 5, 1901, in Hermosa, Chicago, Illinois." ("Walt Disney") His father

  • The Grant Wood: The Regionalism Movement

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    seen on a daily basis and made beautiful art out of it. Grant Wood started the movement that would be followed by greats such as Thomas Hart Benton, John Steuart Curry, and Andrew Wyeth. All four of these artists have a piece

  • Walt Disney Research Paper

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    High School and studied art and photography. He took night classes at the Chicago Art Institute. His family encouraged him to pursuit his talents. •In 1918, Walt dropped out of highschool to join the army. His enlistment was denied because he was only sixteen years old. As an alternative, he joined the Red Cross where he spent a year driving an ambulance in France for Red Cross officials. •As previously mentioned, Walt Disney had attended many schools throughout his art career and life. • The

  • Grant Wood

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    Grant Wood I recently took a trip to the Jocelyn Art Museum. There they had many great painting in the permanent art collection. One that caught my eye, which I had seen many times before, but never knew any thing about, was a painting called Stone City, Iowa , which was created by Grant Wood in 1930. This painting is oil on wood panel and is 30 ¼ X 40 inches. Grant Wood is a famous philosopher who was born in February in the year 1891 in Anamosa, Iowa. Wood was born to Quaker parents on a

  • Walt Disney World Essay

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    have been the cause of his lung cancer. His parents impacted him because they were German/English and Irish descent, and the Disney family frequently moved between Marceline, Kansas City, and Chicago. At a young age, Walt gained interest in art and took lessons at the Kansas City Institute and later the Chicago Art Institute. He also became the cartoonist for the school magazine. After

  • Walt Disney Influences

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    took night courses at Chicago Art Institute, and went to the Kansas City Art Institute and School of Design (Biography.com). All of these institutes and schools had a big influence on Walt Disney because that's where he learned the art of filmmaking and photography. At one point in his career Walt was working three jobs, going to school, and making films. In his teenage years Walt moved to Chicago and this also had a big influence on him because when you are in a big city like Chicago you have access

  • Narrative Essay: First Generation College Students

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    job but that all starts with college. When I was in the seventh grade an organization came to my school called Talent Search. I learned that this group helps students learn more about college and will take students for free to visit colleges across Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, Colorado and so many more. Upon hearing about this group I knew I needed to join so I could someday have all the things I desire. After joining and traveling to handfuls of colleges and filling out endless paperwork, I started

  • Walt Disney Biography Essay

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    December 1966 -BIOGRAPHY During a 43-year Hollywood career, which spanned the development of the motion picture medium as a modern American art, Walter Elias Disney, a modern Aesop, established himself and his product as a genuine part of Americana. David Low, the late British political cartoonist, called Disney "the most significant figure in graphic arts since Leonardo DaVinci." A pioneer and innovator, and the possessor of one of the most fertile imaginations the world has ever known, Walt Disney

  • Exploring the Legacy of Andy Warhol: Iconic Graphic Artist

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    graphic artists in the last century. His iconic paintings and prints are still remembered and noted today. If you see a brightly colored illustration of a celebrity, who do you think of? Andy Warhol, who was known for his portraits and product-based art work. Even looking at something as simple as a Campbell’s Soup can can trigger the thought of the 60’s artist. Andrew Warhola was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on August 6, 1928. His parents were Slovakian immigrants; his father a construction

  • Walt Disney, Disneyland, And The Disney World

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    animals he saw and sold these to family friends and neighbors. In 1911 when his father became ill the family moved to Kansas City. At the age of nine Walt started to sell newspapers for train passengers with his older brother Roy, and his dad. While working for the train company Walt fell in love with trains. On Saturday mornings when he was not working Walt went to the Kansas City

  • Animation: The Process Of Animation

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    as humans have created art to depict motion such as a goat leaping (Shahr-E Sukhteh). However, during the years, animation started to change and develop. We used machines throughout 1603-1877 to produce motion pictures and soon animators used stop motion photography and hand drawn animation to create animated cartoons. An animator who made

  • The Harlem Renaissance In The 1920's

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    Black American Art.” He created powerful images of African-American life and struggles. Douglas was born in Topeka, Kansas on May 26, 1899. He attended a trade school in 1906, but the school was destroyed by an earthquake, and he was apprenticed to a cabinet maker. In 1907 douglas met a man called walter jekyll. Jekyll encouraged him to write dialect verse, and later jekyll put some of douglas’ verses into music. He moved to Lincoln, Nebraska in 1917 and pursued his passion in graphic arts. Douglas earned

  • A Brief History of Walt Disney

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    painting. While he lived there, Disney sold his art to family, friends, and neighbors. In 1911 his family moved to Kansas City. This is where Disney developed his love for trains. During the summer, Disney worked at the railroad, selling snacks and newspapers to travelers for his uncle Mike Martin, a train engineer. Disney attended Mickenely High School, where he took photography and drawings classes. During the night Disney attended the Chicago Art Institute until the age of 16 when he decided to drop

  • JLIN MLA BIO

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    fascinated with plants. Susan even taught him how to read and write since no schools would accept black students at that time. When he was a teenager he went to school in Neosho, Kansas. George finished school in his early twenties and went on to farm until he had enough money to go to Simpson College in Iowa. There he studied art and piano. But at Iowa State George met discrimination, he was not allowed to live or eat with the white students so he ate his meals in the ba... ... middle of paper ...

  • Walter Disney Biography Essay

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    inventor, and entrepreneur who contributed to America’s history of innovations. When Disney was younger, he had no idea that he would some day become a household name. He knew that he loved to draw but never knew that he would become famous for his art. Throughout the years, Disney has made many peoples dreams come true, no matter what their age. Walt grew up on a small farm in Marceline, Missouri, during his earlier years, but he was born in Chicago, Illinois. On December 5, 1901, he was born to

  • Biography of Walt Elias Disney

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    (Isbouts). There they owned a farm with many animals (Walt Disney Biography). Walt learned to love animals and learned the value of teamwork while living on the farm. His family then moved to Kansas City, Missouri in 1911 when Elias got typhoid (Isbouts), and their farm failed (Walt Disney Biography). In Kansas City Walt and his brother Roy worked a newspaper route that their father had purchased. Elias was a perfectionist so he was hard on his sons as they worked. At this time Walt started being interested

  • Motivation Of Walt Disney

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    impromptu performances and later took this act and enrolled in the talent contest at the Agnes theater in Marceline. After this, the Disney's moved back to Chicago and left Walt in Kansas city to finish eighth grade. When school finally ended Walt got a job selling candy on the Santa Fe railroad route between Kansas city and Chicago. (Quinn, Reese) He enjoyed his experience on the train so much that, he would pay the engineer into letting him sit in the coal car. During Walt’s lifetime,He worked