Andy Warhol

Born August 6, 1928. Died February 22, 1987 Modern Artist & Filmmaker 🔊 Listen Andy Warhol was an American artist who was a leading figure in the visual art movement known as pop art. His works explore the relationship between artistic […]

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Ansel Adams

Feb. 20 1902 — Apr. 22, 1984 Photographer, Conservationist 🔊 Listen When words become unclear, I shall focus with photographs. Ansel Adams was a California-born nature-lover and photographer, who became famous for his iconic photography of Yosemite National Park and other […]

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Robert Benton

Born 1932 Film Writer and Director 🔊 Listen I’m dyslexic, I couldn’t spell or punctuate, and I’d flunked a creative writing course. But I’d always loved the movies.   As a child growing up in Texas, Robert Benton suffered from […]

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Nicole Betancourt

Documentary Filmmaker 🔊 Listen I remember this recurring nightmare I had as a kid where these giant letters would fall on me and crush me. And to this day, I’m uncomfortable in libraries of anyplace where things are alphabetized in […]

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Mads Johan Øgaard

Artist and Animator 🔊 Listen I am a big fan of the book The Gift of Dyslexia by Ronald D Davis, it truly changed my life at the age of 12. It was the first book I brought and read […]

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