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By Christian Franzen
Michael Kabotie was born on September 3rd 1942 in the small village of Shongopovi on the Hopi Reservation located in Arizona. The son of famous artist Fred Kabotie, Michael was surrounded by art since he was born. While growing up, his father taught him techniques in painting as well as Hopi Silversmithing.
By Christian Franzen
Chéri Samba was born on December 30th 1956 in the Democratic Republic of Congo. He was one of ten children supported by their fathers work as a blacksmith in a small village outside of the capital Kinshasa. Being one out of ten children in a poor family, Samba took pleasure in drawing on what paper he could find.
Restaurant Reviews by Carson Hart
Angelo’s – Ann Arbor, MI
Rating- 9/10
What’s up everybody! Happy New Years!! This month’s restaurant review starts the year off right with some delicious breakfast food at the one and only Angelo’s, founded in 1956! My friend Andrew and I came back to school a day early so we decided to grab some grub! Stay tuned to the end for some tunes!!
Simple exterior but still nice!
Classic looking diner inspired interior with the always-necessary checkered tiles!
Look at all those students! So college!
Andrew stoked for our food! We got off the plane late last night so we are very hungry.
Yess! Finally! Pancakes! Eggs! Ham! Bacon! Toast! Food!
One happy Carson! I ordered the classic breakfast combo.
That was fast! If there was an eating contest, Andrew had won. In terms of the cost, I would say it is very affordable! Despite being packed with hungry college students, our waitress was still on top of things. Good location, a welcoming interior, and of course delicious food! I give it a 9!
Now for one last thing! I did a little research and found this great song titled Angelo’s (named after the restaurant of course), performed by Dick Siegel. Don’t listen to it too much or you might get a little hungry!
Enjoy, and see you guys next month! https://open.spotify.com/track/27nsy8Ai3XCeIXVxQgfUPN
By Christian Franzen
Jacob Lawrence was born on September 7th 1917 in Atlantic City, New Jersey. In 1930, Lawrence and his family moved to New York City and settled in Harlem. Throughout his teenage years his mother enrolled him in numerous art courses exposing him to art at a young age. It was quickly seen by his teacher that he was naturally creative. However, Lawrence dropped out of school all together at the age of 16.
Journey to the End of the Summer Nights By Maxim Ludwig
These are the songs that remind me of summer nights. But really, the end of the night. These are the songs of the beginning, middle and end of the end of the night. After the bars are closed. These are songs for when you've decided whose apartment your going to hang out at now. These are songs for when you discover there is a six pack in their fridge and a bottle of warm white wine in the cupboard. These are songs for when everyone is slumped on the couch and the floor comfortably and the dog is licking everyone's face and cuddling indiscriminately. These are songs for when your making road trip plans with people you only just met and can't remember their names. These are songs for when you start to sober up and everyones sharing that one last beer and passing around that last cigarette and you hope when you go outside, the sun isn't up yet. These are songs for when you realize you might regret what you did earlier, but you're going to do it again.
1. Trouble- Lindsay Buckingham
2. Hold On, Where Going Home- Drake Feat. Majid Jordan
3. I'm Just Like You- 6ix
4. Missing You- John Waite
5. Bell Bottom Blues- Derek & the Dominoes
6. Witchi Tai to- Harper's Bizarre
7. Lay It Down- Al Green
8. Johnny and Mary- Todd Terje
9. One Mo'Gin- D'Angelo
10. Wish I Had Not Said That- J.J. Cale
11. My Rifle, My Pony, and Me- Dean Martin
12. Endless Sleep- Nick Lowe
Journey to the End of the Summer Nights Playlist Maxim Ludwig by Mowglisurf on Mixcloud
Photos Gari Askew
By Christian Franzen
Elmer Bischoff was born July 8th 1916 in Berkley, California. Growing up in Berkley he was exposed to the artistic community at a young age. Bischoff went on to attend the University California Berkley in 1934 where he completed his BFA and then went on to receive his MFA from Berkley as well. Right after completing his masters program he was offered a teaching position at Sacramento High School, which he took. However, his new job as a teacher was short lived as he was drafted into military service in 1941.
During the war he was stationed in England, where he served in the intelligence services. He returned to the US in 1945 and found himself back in San Francisco. Returning to the art scene he was older than the emerging avant-garde scene in the bay area and wasn't sure what to make of himself for a short period. One day in January of 1946 he was visited by friend and fellow artist, Karl Kasten. Kasten was looking for someone to fill an opening in the faculty at California School of Fine Arts and Bischoff was his man. By this act of God the stars aligned and Bischoff befriended fellow post-war Artists David Park and Richard Diebenkorn, whom were also faculty at the School of Fine Arts. The three became fast friends held one an others opinion in high regard. The three also often participated in life model sessions with each other despite their abstract paint style.
Beginning in the early 1950's Bischoff became one of the founding fathers of the Bay Area Figurative Movement along with his friend David Park and Richard Diebenkorn. Together these men abandoned the format of abstract painting and contrary to everything popular happening around them returned to painting representationally. The legacy of the Bay Area school has gone onto influence artists up to the present and is the most influential California based movement in modern art.