Artist Selma Burke: a snapshot biography
Selma Burke began playing with clay around the age of seven. And with that experience, she discovered a love of making sculptures. “It was there in 1907 t...
Author: Historical Snapshots
Portrait of Kaw-u-tz, a Caddo Nation Native American
Portrait of Kaw-u-tz, a Caddo Nation Native American, circa 1906. — “Portrait of Kaw-u-tz, a Caddo Nation Native American” sources: Portrait t...
Audrey Hepburn: a snapshot biography
Audrey Hepburn was a star amongst the stars. An icon of film and fashion and a humanitarian who dedicated herself to helping those in need. Born in Brussels, Be...
Quote from Albert Einstein: “I often think in music.”
“If I was not a physicist, I would probably be a musician. I often think in music. I live my daydreams in music. I see my life in terms of music. … I cann...
Quote from Helen Keller: “We walked down the…
“We walked down the path to the well-house, attracted by the fragrance of the honeysuckle with which it was covered. Some one was drawing water and my tea...
Actress Anna May Wong: a snapshot biography
Born in Los Angeles in 1905 as Wong Liu-Tsong, she would become an actress, known to the world as Anna May Wong. Anna May fell in love with movies at a young ag...
Inman E. Page: a snapshot biography
Inman E. Page escaped enslavement with his family when he was ten years old. Fourteen years later, in 1877, Inman, who had become known as an eloquent orator, w...
Portrait of Lucille, a Dakota Native American
Portrait of Lucille, a Dakota Native American, circa 1907. — Source: Curtis, Edward S, photographer. Lucille B. December 26. Photograph. Retrieved from th...
Quote from Babe Ruth: “I always swing…
“I always swing at the ball with all my might. I hit or miss big and when I miss I know it long before the umpire calls a strike on me, for every muscle i...
Quote from Virginia Woolf: “Lock up your libraries…
“Lock up your libraries if you like; but there is no gate, no lock, no bolt, that you can set upon the freedom of my mind.” – Virginia Woolf — ̶...