Blog Assignment #3

Artist 1
William Franklin Draper

Artist #2 

Draper is an American Artist who served in the Navy as a lieutenant commander during WWII. I choose this artist as my big idea because the images he creates represent patriotism, freedom and the American way. The Main idea of my midterm project conflict. Not so much the conflict of  being engaged in a War but the conflict within oneself during. Draper used his experiences to help motivate him to create exquisite American art.


My second artist is a combination of 2 photographers the first is Joseph John Rosenthal an American photographer who captured one of the most important images in American history the raising of the flag by marines after the battle of Iwo Jima. He won a Pulitzer prize for the picture that captivates all who see it. Thomas E. Franklin who is responsible for and image seen around the world after the devastating attacks on 9/11. He captured an image of three firefighters raising an American flag from the destruction of the two world trade centers. This picture symbolized the patriotism of Americans and was one of the pictures I actually used in my project.  Both of these artist represent the conflict within one self during times of peril and the American way of emerging from events like World War II and 9/11 united and unified. The Idea for my midterm project comes from our reaction during times of conflict and how that symbolizes the American way.