Sumner's parents played a huge role in the education of their son. They would work extra hours to be able to buy him textbooks and other reading materials needed for his education. In 1911, at the age of 15 Sumner enrolled at Lincoln University, where he sat and passed a written exam in order to be accepted because he did not have a high school diploma. In 1915, Sumner graduated from Lincoln University at the age of twenty. He formed many good friendships at Lincoln; two of the most important were his relationships with the president of Clark University G. Stanley Hall, and his relationship with James P. Porter who was the Dean of Clark University and a professor of psychology.
Walter Elias Disney spent the majority of his childhood on his family’s farm in Marceline, Missouri, before moving to Kansas City Missouri. While attending school in Kansas City, Walter delivered newspapers and created and produced his first commercial art when he drew sketches for a local barber who paid him with free haircuts. Even at a young age, Walt knew that his purpose on this earth was to entertain people in any way possible. Little did Walter know that years later he would still be drawing, but for more than just free haircuts. His drawing’s started off as something extra to do in his free time, but eventually drawing turned into a passion for him.
Latimer taught himself how to do mechanical drawing by looking at draftsmen’s work. He also took it apond himself to read books on the subject. Lewis earned $3.00 per week. Then the president of Cosby Halstead recognized Lewis’ patient drawing abilities and promoted him to head draftsman
He started seeing white poor kids in the streets when he was running errands for his master. He began asking these kids to teach him how to read by bribing them with bread that he would take from his master’s house. After he learned how to read, he still did not know how to write. When he was twelve, he got an idea from the ship-yard to learn some letters, because he saw that the workers there marked the lumber with letter initials, depending on what part of the ship the lumber belonged to. This way he learned only 6 letters, and the rest he learned from the white kids.
Alexie also read from his father's vast collection of books, which were acquired mostly from pawnshops and second hand stores since paychecks were far and few between on the reservation. Alexie excelled past his Native American peers in reading and writing causing him to get into fights and to be ridiculed by his peers. Native American children were supposed to fail, but Alexie refused to succumb to that stereotype. Alexie fought against the stereotype just like Superman fought against evil in the comics he used to read. Alexie’s passion has lead him to become a teacher.
Franklin was born in Boston N. England and was well raised by both his parents when he was eight; instead of becoming an apprentice to a trade like his brothers, his father sent him to grammar school and excelled tremendously. Unfortunately Josiah decided he couldn’t afford it and transferred him into a school for writing and Arithmetic. Franklin learned good amount of writing but he did poorly in arithmetic. By the age of ten, he was taken out of school because of the same issue. He was put to work in trade but none of the trades interested him.
What countries has he created art works in? Julian Beever has been noticed for his famous, pavement drawing done in UK, Germany, France, Austria, USA, The Netherlands, England, Australia and Belgium. What inspired him to create pavement art? Julian Beever had formerly worked in Punch & Judy, where he saw other pa-vement artists. This is what got Julian into trying the business of sidewalk chalk art.
During his child hood he wanted to know everything. He wanted to be a painter, engineer and a general, so he was put into military school but eventually everyday from school he would cry coming back home because he hated it (Fabulous life of Diego Rivera pg 29-30). At age of ten Diego Rivera decided to become an artist and by the age of eleven
I would spend hours at a time lost in my stories, creating characters that became alive in my mind. I would tell these stories to myself and to others. After two years of serving faithfully my magna doodle spurted out a paste. It was broken. I went through about eight magna doodle for six more years.
College essay Ever since I was a young kid I’ve watched my father work. His career choice was something I was very interested in. He’s had many jobs throughout his from construction to metal fabricating. Welding is the one that really stood out to me because I thought it was very interesting that you could fuse two pieces of metal together using only heat or electricity. I went thru school for several years and each summer I would go out and help my dad do construction work.