Interpersonal

(People Smart)
With one partner, choose an artist or art period that you both like. Together, fulfill the outline
below as evidence of researching the period or artist of your choice. Then, create a collaborative
work of art in the style of the artist or art period you both chose. Your artwork will be inspired by
the art period or the artist, but must be an original concept- not a reproduction. When finished,
you each will create a button on your home page and link your notes and artwork to the button.
Label the button with the full name of the artist or art period.
Extra Credit Option: Present your collaborative work of art to the class.
I.

Artist & Artwork

a. Name: Walt Disney
b. How did this artist become interested in art? Walt had always been interested in
drawing, even in his childhood. He recalled, I had an Aunt that was a very
favorite aunt who would come and visit us. Her name was Aunt Margaret. Shed
always bring something for my sister and shed bring me a big tablet and these
Crayola things. I was always drawing Aunt Margaret pictures. And shed just rave
over them, and shed keep them.
c. How did this artist get started? He won a scholarship to the Kansas City Art Institute.
There, he met a fellow animator, Ub Iwerks. The two soon set up their own
company. In the early 1920s, they made a series of animated shorts for the
Newman theater chain, entitled "Newman's Laugh-O-Grams". Their company soon
went bankrupt. The two then went to Hollywood in 1923. They started work on a
new series, about a live-action little girl who journeys to a world of animated
characters. Entitled the "Alice Comedies", they were distributed by M.J. Winkler
(Margaret). Walt was backed up financially only by Winkler and his older brother Roy
O. Disney, who remained his business partner for the rest of his life. Hundreds of
"Alice Comedies" were produced between 1923 and 1927, before they lost
popularity.
d. Self-taught or formal education in art? He won a scholarship to the Kansas City Art
Institute.
e. Materials used? Pencils, colored pencils, and later animation
f. What subjects did your artist focus on? Cartoons and people
g. Accepted as artist during lifetime? Yes

II.

Resources
a. List each website visited of which information was found and or used.
i. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000370/bio
ii. http://www.waltdisney.org/blog/walt-disney-and-gift-art
iii. http://www.biographyonline.net/artists/walt-disney.html
iv. http://www.famous-entrepreneurs.com/walt-disney
v. http://www.plosin.com/beatbegins/projects/fischer.html
vi. https://pages.shanti.virginia.edu/disneysvisionforamerica/walt-disneyinnovater-public-figure/
vii. http://www.justdisney.com/walt_disney/biography/long_bio.html