Draw with us at the South Pasadena Arts Crawl! We will be located next to the Walking Man statue at the South Pasadena Metro Gold Line Station on Saturday, July 16, from 5-7pm. Our expert art instructor, Gwen H., will facilitate the event and help those who want guidance on their drawings. See you there!
Louis Armstrong was born in New Orleans, Louisiana in 1901. He grew up in poverty and when he was 12 years old, he was sent to a home for juvenile delinquents. It was there he learned how to play the cornet, an instrument similar to a trumpet. He was a naturally skilled musician and soon played in marching bands and jazz bands.
In 1922, Armstrong was asked to play in the Oliver’s Creole Jazz Band in Chicago. He recorded his first solos as a member of the band and also met his wife, Lil Hardin, the band’s pianist.
From 1925-28 he created some of his most important works as an early solo artist.
Armstrong’s superb musical talent, innovative style, and impressive technique made major innovations to the genre of jazz.
By 1929 he was famous, and traveled the United States and Europe as a trumpet soloist accompanied by big bands.
Armstrong’s style also influenced the genre of swing, and many musicians sought to emulate his playing style.
Louis Armstrong died on July 6, 1971 in New York City. He is still widely regarded as one of the most influential jazz artists of all time.
Sources: https://www.britannica.com/biography/Louis-Armstrong
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Our musician series continues with Ludwig Van Beethoven.
Georgia O’Keeffe was born on November 15, 1887. She grew up on a farm in Wisconsin and was one of seven children.
After graduating high school in 1905, she studied at the Art Institute of Chicago and the Art Students League of New York. During that time she learned traditional painting techniques.
Four years later she experimented with abstract charcoal drawing after studying the ideas of Arthur Wesley Dow, a revolutionary American artist.
By the mid-1920s, Georgia O’Keeffe was highly regarded as a successful artist, known for her paintings of New York.
In 1929 O’Keeffe took her first trip to New Mexico, where she found inspiration and beauty in the desert landscape and Native American and Hispanic culture. This inspired her painting for the next two decades.
Georgia O’Keeffe died in Santa Fe, New Mexico on March 6, 1986. She was 98 years old. She is one of the most influential artists of the 20th century and is known for her contributions to modern art.
Sources: https://www.okeeffemuseum.org/about-georgia-okeeffe/
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