Mike Venezia

Briefly recounts the French painter's development, along with other fellow artists, of a new type of painting known as Impressionism.

An introduction to the life of John Adams, an influential patriot during the American Revolution who became the nation's first vice president and second president.

An introduction to the life of George Washington, who proved himself a good military leader during the American Revolution and became the nation's first president.

Describes the life and work of the nineteenth-century Polish composer who invented beautiful music for the piano and new ways of playing it.

Examines the life and work of the Italian painter of the early Renaissance, describing and giving examples of his art.

Relates the artistic career of the Iowan who painted people, life, and customs of the American Midwest and whose style became known as Regionalism.

Describes the life and work of the French Post-Impressionist artist, who tried new ideas in painting to express his love of nature.

An introduction to the life of James Madison, a man of poor health who could not fight in the Revolutionary War but whose ideas formed the core of the Constitution and Bill of Rights, and who became the nation's fourth president.