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Hattie Elizabeth Burdette
Hattie Elizabeth Burdette (1872–1955) was an American painter. She painted portraits, miniatures, and still lifes in oil, watercolor and pastels. Burdette's best-known work was a portrait of George Washington as a Mason, painted for the George Washington Bicentennial Commission using items that Washington himself had used during his life. Early life Burdette was born and raised in Washington, D.C. ) , image_skyline = , image_caption = Clockwise from top left: the Washington Monument and Lincoln Memorial on the National Mall, United States Capitol, Logan Circle, Jefferson Memorial, White House, Adams Morgan, ..., and educated in the local schools before studying art with Harold MacDonald (painter), Harold MacDonald at the Norwood Institute. Artistic career Burdette was very active in the Washington D.C. arts community. She was one of the charter members of the Washington Water Color Club at its founding in 1896, and remained a member, ex ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Portrait
A portrait is a portrait painting, painting, portrait photography, photograph, sculpture, or other artistic representation of a person, in which the face and its expressions are predominant. The intent is to display the likeness, Personality type, personality, and even the mood of the person. For this reason, in photography a portrait is generally not a Snapshot (photography), snapshot, but a composed image of a person in a still position. A portrait often shows a person looking directly at the painter or photographer, in order to most successfully engage the subject with the viewer. History Prehistorical portraiture Plastered human skulls were reconstructed human skulls that were made in the ancient Levant between 9000 and 6000 BC in the Pre-Pottery Neolithic B period. They represent some of the oldest forms of art in the Middle East and demonstrate that the prehistoric population took great care in burying their ancestors below their homes. The skulls denote some of the earlie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
