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042 Bob Ross - One Minute History
1942 - Robert Norman Ross is born in Daytona Beach, Florida. As a child, he loses a finger in a wood-working accident. He joins the U.S. Air Force and becomes a drill sergeant where he spends so much time yelling that he never wants to...
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Maya Angelou: the First Black Woman to be Featured on a United States Quarter Coin
Maya Angelou was an American poet, memoirist, and civil rights, activist. She was the first Black woman to be featured on a United States quarter coin (25 cent coin) When she was eight, she was raped by her mother's boyfriend and chose...
Amor Sciendi
Perceiving Women: a Couple paintings by Mary Cassatt
Mary Cassatt is a great American Experessinist painting who lived in France. This is the story of how she played with the tropes of female representation in her work.
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Nipsey Hussle
Ermias Joseph Asghedom, known professionally as Nipsey Hussle, was an American rapper, activist, and entrepreneur. Nipsey Hussle was nominated for a Grammy for best rap album for his major-label debut, fittingly called Victory Lap, a...
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The Birth of Photojournalism
At the height of the American Civil War, New York photographer Mathew Brady pioneered the art of Photojournalism - and brought the harsh realities of war home for the very first time.
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Cicely Tyson: American Actress and Fashion Model
Cicely Tyson (December 19, 1924 – January 28, 2021) was an American actress and fashion model. With a career span of more than seven decades, she was a recipient of several awards (three Primetime Emmy Awards, four Black Reel Awards, one...
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AIDS Memorial Quilt: Raising Awareness a Stitch at a Time
The AIDS Memorial quilt is a community art project that changed the world’s perception of HIV and AIDs.
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War of the Worlds: The Hoax of a Century
The infamous 'War of the Worlds' radio broadcast was a 'fake' news report of a devastating alien invasion advancing on New York City - that changed broadcasting forever.
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Protest Music of the Vietnam War
In protest against the Vietnam War - one of the most divisive conflicts in US history - American musicians wrote and performed hundreds of songs calling for peace and criticising the US government’s handling of the war.
One Minute History
Bob Ross the Happy Painter - Epic Artist Series - One Minute History
The story of Bob Ross; one of the most iconic contemporary painters of our time
PBS
Art21: Place
From the first Season of Art21 on PBS. The topic is Place and the artists covered are Laurie Anderson, Richard Serra, Margaret Kilgallen, Barry McGee, Sally Mann, and Pepon Osorio. Includes links to biographies of the artists and to...
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Art21: Season One: Spirituality
From the first Season of Art21 on PBS. The topic is Spirituality and the artists covered are Beryl Korot, Ann Hamilton, John Feodorov, Shahzia Sikander and James Turrel. Includes links to biographies of the artists and to their artist...