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Carnival of Harlequin
Artist, Joan Miro created a world famous surrealistic painting in 1925 called Carnival of Harlequin. The painting has various colors and was an attempt ro capture Miros hallucinations caused by hunger. -
Death Fugue
Poet Paul Celan wrote a poem based on the Halocaust and the horrors of the concentration camps called Death Fugue around 1945. He showed powerful imagery and language through witnesses he heard and read from the halocaust. -
Paul Anka
Singer, Paul Anka wrote the song Put your head on My Shoulder. He was playing record hops and noticed that everybody's head was on somebody else's shoulder so he went to his hotel that night and wrote the song Put Your Head on my Shoulder. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kvazBqAlx58 -
Clown Emmett Kelly
Artist, Jean-Baptiste-Gaspard Deburau created a world famous depressed looking clown painting named Emmett Kelly in 1975. Its created with dark blues and browns. His painting became popular during the Great Depression because he connected with many poor people who was struggling during the time. -
Candy Rain
Candy Rain was a hit song by R&B Sould For Real, made of 4 brothers. Candy Rain topped the billboard R&B charts in 1994. The song Candy Rain demonstartes love and how love was meant. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cx0xzO73Amo -
The Underground Railroad
Author, Colson Whitehead published a true story novel called The Underground Railroad. The story is based on true events and of an escaped slave, Cora. He talks about the rail transport system with safe houses and secret routes. The book demonstrates a person who was kept in slavery and escaped into freedom. It shows now to people who has freedom that they are very lucky and should be appreaciated for the freedom they have.