Tuesday, August 30, 2011

Vincent Van Gogh

1.-Vincent Van Gogh was a 19th-century painter. Was born on March 30, 1853 in the province of Brabant. Holland.Van Gogh produced all of his work (some 900 paintings and 1100 drawings) during a period of only 10 years.The career of Vincent in the artistic world began at age 16 when he began to sell paintings of other artists.He succumbed to mental illness (possibly bipolar disorder) and committed suicide on July 27, 1890.

2.-He was a artist's that painted to express his inner feelings by useing symbols and a style that expresses.The whole of Van Gogh`s painted works - over 800 canvases - were produced in the very short time span of only 8 years. Indeed his total output of over 2000 drawings and paintings originate from the period 1880-1890.

3.-On 1860, on the eve of Civil War, 16% of the people lived in cities with 2500 or more people; a third of the nation's income came from manufacturing. Urbanized industry was limited primarily to the Northeast; cotton cloth production was the leading industry, with the manufacture of shoes, woolen clothing, and machinery also expanding. Most of the workers in the new factories were immigrants or their children.

4.-On 1888,Hotel del Coronado was being opened.It was the largest resort hotel in the world and the first to use electrical lighting. It has hosted presidents, royalty, and celebrities throughout the years.The hotel has been featured in numerous movies and books.San diego did exist .