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Thursday, March 11, 2010

Vincent Willem van Gogh

Vincent Willem van Gogh was born on March 30th 1853.
He died on July 29th 1890.
He did this:
Impressionist portrait painting of a man with a reddish beard wearing a dark coat and white shirt while looking forward with his body facing left
This is a self-portrait I found on Wikapedia.
he was a was a Dutch Post-Impressionist painter
He produced more than 2,000 artworks.
Van Gogh was a amazing artist who painted the well-known picture"the starry night" which is now worth thousands of dollars.
To this day he is one of the best artists even though he is dead.
We should all know the story of the all amazing
Vincent Willem van Gogh.
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Tuesday, January 29, 2008

The Gold Rush

The gold rush was gold found at mines. It was called the gold rush because so many people came. There was more than one gold rush. In 1849 they went to California. In 1828 they went to Dahlonega, North Carolina. They came back in 1848. Miners came from all over. Some came to be rich. Some came to buy food and a home for their family.