The Last Years of the Poor Law During the interwar period the Poor Law served as a residual safety net‚ assisting those who fell through the cracks of the existing social insurance policies. The high unemployment of 1921-38 led to a sharp increase in numbers on relief. The official count of relief recipients rose from 748‚000 in 1914 to 1‚449‚000 in 1922; the number relieved averaged 1‚379‚800 from 1922 to 1938. A large share of those on relief were unemployed workers and their dependents
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In the lecture Henry Moore was described as the most famous British sculptor in the the 20th century. He was very well known for his many statues made of stone‚ wood‚ and bronze in the 1940s and 1950s. One of his statues portrays a reclining female made of various curves with some negative space and a very visual hole in her midsection. Many people thought at the time that the hole stood for the spiritual emptiness of men in which also meant that they were misguided in their faith. Others thought
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Tintoretto’s full name is Jacopo Tintoretto. He was born in Venice in 1518‚ as the eldest of 21 children. His father was known as Giovanni‚ who worked as a tintore(dyer). His mother is unknown as Giovanni had been with so many women. The origin of his family has been debated between many studies. Some studies say that his family originated in small towns‚ such as Tuscan of Lucca‚ while others say it originated from Brescia. Jacopo got his nickname‚ Tintoretto because it translate to ‘dyer’s boy’
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The Philosophy (School Of Athens) is a fresco located in the Stanza della Segnatura of the Vatican Palace in Rome‚ Italy‚ that dates back to sometime between 1509 and 1511‚ created by Raphael. Within the fresco‚ there are various classical elements that can be noted‚ such as the coffered ceilings. All of the philosophers or otherwise influential thinkers of the Classical Era are all congregated within a classical lyceum. A lyceum‚ or gymnasium‚ can otherwise be described as a school. For example
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During the Italian Renaissance‚ 1509-1511‚ Raphael created the painting the School of Athens. This painting is filled with the greatest mind of their time and has many different ideas in it. At this time‚ there was a large passion for art and science. This influenced the painting to contain scientists‚ mathematicians‚ and philosophers. This painting was made for the Vatican‚ which Raphael had made a few painting for before. Specifically‚ this painting was commissioned by Pope Julius II. Some people
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Kehinde wiley is one artist I admire so much and I’ve never had the opportunity to really go into details who exactly he is other than what’s on the surface. I choose this article from GQ.com because it explains in detail the creative process of one of the most celebrated painters in the world. Wiley is not your regular painter‚ he’s in a world of his own and his uniqueness sets him apart from his contemporaries. He is well known for portraits of young African-American men staged in heroic poses
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Josiah McElheny Artists today have countless types of mediums available to them today. Josiah McElheny is known mainly for handblown glass‚ a tedious craft; creating sculptures in assorted shapes. An artist born in Boston‚ MA in 1966‚ he attended Rhode Island School of Design. Later‚ McElheny was the winner of the MacArthur Fellowship award. He currently works and lives in New York City‚ New York. McElheny is also known for working with such mediums as wood‚ mirror‚ glass‚ paint‚ still videos and
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Steve Jobs‚ the co-founder of Apple Inc.‚ is an incredibly influential role model in business. This is a man who helped reshape the technology that we use on a daily basis and steered the computer market towards his non-computer Apple products. Mr. Jobs was a futurist who was able to look forward in time and make his vision a reality. Even when Apple wasn’t doing very well financiallyPeter Shankman is a great role model in business. He created HARO (Help A Reporter Out)‚ a tri-daily email that gives
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Donatello (Donato di Niccolo di Betto Bardi) was born in Florence‚ Italy in 1386. His father was Niccolo di Betto Bardi. As a child‚ Donatello was educated at the home of the Martellis‚ a wealthy influential family of bankers and patrons‚ and during this time‚ he received artistic training from a local goldsmith. Later in 1403‚ around the age of 17‚ Donatello apprenticed with Florence metal smith and sculptor Lorenzo Ghiberti. A few years later‚ Donatello assisted Ghiberti to create
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Michelangelo Buonarroti (Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni) was born on March 6‚ 1475‚ in Caprese‚ Italy. His father worked for the Florentine government‚ and shortly after he was born his family returned to Florence‚ the city Michelangelo would always call his true home. His mother past away when he was 6‚ and at first his father did not approve of his son’s interest in art as a career. At 13‚ Michelangelo was apprenticed to painter Domenico Ghirlandaio‚ mainly known for his murals. A year
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