Establish a conclusion to the questions: Am I willing to give up a comfortable lifestyle and cash flow in order to do what I am passionate about and prioritize my passion over money? Is an anual salary guaranteed as an artist?
Andrew W. Mellon
Andrew William Mellon was born in Pittsburgh where his father was a lawyer, banker and associate of Henry C. Frick in the coke industry. Young Mellon graduated from Western University of Pennsylvania, later the University of Pittsburgh, in 1873 and joined his brother Richard in the timber business.In 1874, the Mellon brothers merged their interests with their father's, creating Thomas Mellon and Sons. Andrew Mellon emerged as the sole owner in 1882 and his father retired from the business four years later. A long line of diversified interests began in 1889 with the founding of the Union Trust Company of Pittsburgh and a later subsidiary, the Union Savings Bank.In 1913, along with his brother, Richard B. Mellon, he established a memorial for his father, the Mellon Institue of Industrial Research, as a department of the University of Pittsburgh. Today the institute is a part of Carnige Mellon Universtiy. Mellon also served as an alumni president and trusteeof the University of Pittsburgh, and made several major donations to the school, including the land on which the Cathedral of Learning and Heinz Chapel were constructed. In total it is estimated that Mellon donated over $43 million to the University of Pittsburgh. During his retirement years, as he had done in earlier years, Mellon was an active philanthropist, and gave generously of his private fortune to support art and research causes. In 1937, he donated his substantial art collection, collected at a cost of $25 million and valued at $40 million, plus $10 million for construction,to establish the National Gallery of art in the National Mall in Washington, D.C. The Gallery was authorized in 1937 by Congress. Washington D.C.'s Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium and Andrew Mellon Building were both named in Mellon's honor as was the National Gallery of Art during its early years. Andrew Mellon was a remarkable man. Even when he was a child he was surrounded by intelligent people. His accomplishments and intelligence is inspiring to people today, and the art museum he founded has influenced museums today, like the Quinlan. Although most people associate art with being a "poor man's profession" the wealthy can also have an interest in the arts which could in turn allow one to become well off.
Rockie Nolan
Rockie Nolan was born in 1990 in Lubbock, Texas. She went to the Savannah School of Art and Design and graduated with a BFA in Photography. She currently lives in New York City where she focuses on Narrative portraiture and fashion, freelance, photography. In her career Nolan has been published, featured, and interviewed in publications like; “Complex Magazine Portfolio ReviewCommunication Arts Fresh ProfileTomorrow's Fevers InterviewH&M "Your Art Here" Contest WinnerPhotographic Project InterviewPeople's Choice Winner, PDNedu student contest”. Rockie Nolan is living my dream! I think it is incredible and inspiring that she comes from a small town, like Oakwood, and has accomplished so much at such a young age. Though I believe that what she has accomplished is fantastic, I aim to gain more knowledge, experience, and publications by the time I am her age. Recently she has taken photos of Lauren Cohan, star of the poplular TV show, The Walking Dead. Her work is featured below.
Richard Avedon
Richard Avedon was neither fully like Rockie or Andrew Mellon. He was greater than Rockie in the sense of exposure and connections and lesser than Mellon in wealth. After growing up in New York City with an interest in photography, Avedon joined the war as a photographer. Years later he left and pursued fashion photography. Avedon went to school and became a free lance photographer for Haper's Bazaar. Since they wouldn't allow him studio time he shot most of his photogrpahs in bazar places creating his signature and iconic look. Under Brodovitch's tutelage, he quickly became the lead photographer for Harper's Bazaar. After creating many amazing images for the magazine he moved to Vogue, where he would work for the next 20 years. He also was the first staff photographer for The New Yorker. With many more accomplishments and acheivements under his belt, Richard Avedon is truly an inspiration of mine.
Annotated Bibliographies
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Annotated Bibliography “Berenice Abbott.” Encyclopaedia Britannica. Encyclopaedia Britannica Online Academic Edition. Encyclopædia Britannica Inc., 2014. Web. 18 Sep. 2014. The Encyclopedia Britannica discusses the life of Berenice Abbott, a photographer from the 1920s. Abbott starting working as a darkroom assistant in Paris from 1923-1935. In 1925 she set up her own photography studio in Paris and took portraits of well known people. She became friends with a lesser known photographer and rescued his work after he died and dedicated herself to promote his work. She returned to New York in 1939 where she also began to “document the city itself, no doubt inspired by Atget’s documentation of Paris”. She was featured in two major art leagues and taught photography at New School for Social Research in New York and experimented with photography as a tool to illustrate scientific phenomena. This professional and credible article is useful due to my interest in the photography career and what the life of a photographer will be like for me.
Mackenzie Smith Killingsworth Honors Mentorship 9 February 2015 Annotated Bibliography Benzel, Rick. "Norman Mauskopf." Photographer's Forum 2014: 18-26. Web. 9 Feb. 2015. In the Photographer’s Forum Magazine, Rick Benzel writes about Norman Mauskopf and his fascinating career. Norman Mauskopf is a photographer whose work is driven by long-term projects aimed at being published in books. For long periods of time he photographs many subjects with the same theme in hopes of creating a whole book of images. For almost 40 years he has immersed himself four times in pursuing one subject with his beloved Leica. Mauskopf has been known to spend up to 10 years of researching in order to capture the essence of a singular subject. Benzel says, “His curiosity about people leads him to projects, but what sustains him is the mysterious quality he finds in his subjects.” After years of working in intense environments and gaining barrels of success, Mauskopf now wishes to teach on his skill and take some time to relax. Mauskopf knows that most photographers do their best work when they’re young but he tells Benzel, “There are those who come back to photography after years away. That could be me.”
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Annotated Bibliography Grundberg, Andy. "Richard Avedon, the Eye of Fashion, Dies at 81." Www.nytimes.com. Web. 22 Apr. 2015. The New York Times ran an article on October 1, 2004, the day after the death of Richard Avedon. The newspaper’s Andy Grundberg wrote very highly of Mr. Avedon and spoke of all of his accomplishments. Grundberg discussed how Avedon was still working on a documentary of the presidential campaign and democracy through his dying day. With a lifetime career in Photography, Avedon had accomplished many achievements that were all discussed in the article. From his first school magazine to Harper’s Bazaar, Vogue, and The New Yorker, his lifetime accomplishments were well embellished and properly awarded. Grundberg said specifically, “Mr. Avedon's portraiture chronicled a growing sense of disillusionment about the possibilities of American life and culture, especially after his optimistic years in the 50's and early 60's. From the start, his portraits seemed intent on peeling away the bright sheen of celebrity to reveal the ordinary, often insecure human being underneath, but in the 1970's they became focused on the trials of aging and death.” Although Mr. Avedon was highly recognized for his particular fashion portraits, just like many artists, his style evolved. Richard Avedon was and is an inspiration for photographers and artists around the world.