2nd Grade
Mary Blair
Mary Blair was an American artist, animator, and designer. She was prominent in producing art and animation for The Walt Disney Company, drawing concept art for such films as Alice in Wonderland, Peter Pan, Song of the South and Cinderella.
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I have to wonder....WAS MARY BLAIR INSPIRED BY THIS RUSSIAN CATHEDRAL?
St. Basil's Cathedral, also known as the Cathedral of Intercession, is a very famous cathedral in Moscow, Russia was commissioned by Ivan IV (Ivan the Terrible), for Saint Basil the Blessed. It is in the area called Red Square. It was built in 1555-1560.
The cathedral is very magnificent. It has 8 distinctive onion-shaped towers. The building itself is made up of separate chapels. There is a ninth spire in the middle, forming an eight-point star. The Cathedral should not be mistaken for the Moscow Kremlin. The cathedral has escaped destruction many times. Napoleon Bonaparte decided to take it to Paris, but such an undertaking would have been impossible. Instead, he ordered it to be demolished. Explosives were lit, but torrential rain suddenly started, extinguishing the fuses. Joseph Stalin also ordered it to be destroyed, since it interfered with parades. However, his architect stood on the stairs and demanded that he leave the cathedral, or he would hurt himself right then and there. Miraculously, Stalin agreed. The city of Moscow also caught fire numerous times, and the cathedral was spared. Even so, it still stands to this very day. |
Here are some great videos about Mary Blair: |
She was a legendary artist!Disney Plus "Behind the Attraction"... Mary Blair on at 24 min.
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Here is some of her artwork that came about the same time she was designing "It's a Small World" for Disney World.
Your challenge is to design a building like Mary Blair's using only construction paper.
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