Children graham description of the picture. From the series "Fashionable Marriage" Marriage Contract
From the series "Fashionable Marriage" Marriage Contract
William Hogarth(1697-1764) was born in London. Where and how he received his art education is unknown. At the time when Hogarth entered the scene of artistic life, foreign artists still played a leading role in it. Among wealthy collectors, paintings by Flemish or Italian masters were valued. In the 1920s, he is mentioned as an illustrator and author of topical satirical prints. In his art, influenced by the drawings of Callot and the satirical scenes of Dutch painters, in particular the Wall, individual features began to appear early.
In 1725, William Hogarth entered the James Thornhill Academy of Painting, and in 1729 Hogarth married his daughter. In the same year he created a canvas on the theme of "The Beggar's Opera" by John Gay, which was a tremendous success with the English public. With this work, the artist began his brilliant career. Debuting both as a portraitist and as a master of genre scenes, he quickly gains recognition in bourgeois and aristocratic circles.
A series of prints based on six paintings by Hogarth under the general title Career of a Whore was very popular. It was followed by an equally successful series: Mota's Career and Fashionable Marriage, in which the artist, with the thoroughness of a writer of everyday life, continued his story about the mores of his contemporary society.
From the series "Fashionable Marriage": Boudoir of the Countess
In these paintings, the figures of the characters and all the details of what is depicted on the canvas are clearly worked out, the compositions are perfectly built, the mastery of painting is magnificent. Moving from one interior to the next, often with recognizable views of London outside the windows, we witness the devastating consequences of the marriage of the son of a lord and the daughter of a wealthy councilor. These three series of paintings and engravings made from them were a discovery for the British: it turns out that painting can be an exposer of social vices.
A completely different Hogarth appears before us in portraits, especially if he writes folk types so beloved by him, people close to him, children. A group portrait of the pharmacist's children can be considered a great success of the artist. The painting Children of Graham introduces us to the world of a poor English family full of charm.
A true masterpiece - Shrimp Girl, painted with bright and fast strokes. A clear image of this laughing, full of health, cheerful girl from the people, as it were, opposes the ugly and vicious world that the artist denounced in his series.
Like Van Dyck, who had a great influence on the artist, Hogarth achieves in his portraits that combination of inner nobility and laid-back naturalness, which will represent one of the characteristic features of all English portraiture. Skillfully combining the spectacularly decorative transfer of the characters' external data with the depth of the image, the artist perfectly conveyed their unique spontaneity. We add that the Girl with Shrimps, unfinished in terms of freedom and boldness of the stroke, was ahead of her time for a long time.
Childhood Heather Graham
The girl was born into an exemplary American family. Her father served in the FBI, was always strict and harsh. Mother worked as a teacher, wrote books about the correct methods of raising children. Heather has a younger sister. Their parents raised them strictly in the spirit of Catholicism.Due to his father's service, the family moved frequently. Graham managed to live in ten states, often changed schools. Severity has always reigned in the family, therefore, open, different and simply different, the girl could only be on the stage of the school theater. She grew up sociable and very lively, as in the air in need of theatrical performances.
When she was only five, those around her noticed that Heather was unusually artistic. In whatever school she studied, she was always a participant in school theatrical performances, in one of them she was awarded the title of "most talented." She excellently played Dorothy in the play "The Wizard of Oz" - this was her first role. Looking at her older sister, the younger one also began to dream of a career as an actress.
The beginning of the career of actress Heather Graham
The girl graduated from school in the Conejo Valley area, located near Los Angeles. She persuaded her parents to go with her to her first audition. They succumbed to persuasion, which they later regretted. At first, they rejoiced in their daughter's desire to achieve her goal, to make a film career, but it was important for them that she played only in films where there is no word about sex. However, when their daughter started acting, she forgot the instructions of her parents, which is why she completely and permanently ruined the relationship with them.In Hollywood, Graham, like any aspiring actress, often went to auditions. To support her existence, she worked part-time in nightclubs and bars.
The first work in her career was the film for teenagers "Driver's License", in which Heather played a small role. Already in 1989, she received an invitation from underground director Gus Van Sant to star in the film Pharmacy Cowboy. The work was received with enthusiasm by critics. Heather played a drug addict named Nadine in it. Despite the fact that the film was well received, the directors did not consider the aspiring actress a promising one. Over the next two years, she continued to receive only cameo roles, although she starred in films with famous actors such as Keanu Reeves, Will Smith, Jon Favreau, James Woods, Robert Downey Jr., etc.
The beginning of the popularity of Heather Graham, filmography
In 1990, Heather was invited by David Lynch to shoot in the movie "Twin Peaks", after which she became famous. Another notable work of her was her role in the film "Oh, Pioneers!"Photo of Heather Graham in bikini - photo
In 1992, Graham starred with James Woods in Diggstown. They met when a young actress at the University of California attended refresher courses. At this time, they began a whirlwind romance, despite the fact that James was more than two times older than his beloved. The girl never graduated from the courses, having studied for only two years.
Graham's career was greatly influenced by her role in the movie Boogie Nights. She acted in the form of a porn actress, her heroine appeared nude in the frame several times. This was followed by work in "Scream", a film that fell in love with the audience, as well as in the film "Nowhere" directed by Greg Araki. Heather played her first leading role in the comedy about Austin Powers. She appeared before the audience in the form of a sexy Barbie doll. Since then, the actress has often played cheeky girls, this image has become her role. She did a great job in a similar role in the movie "Cool Guy".
Chest Heather Graham
The actress also had to star in a serious role - this is the doctor in the big-budget film "Lost in Space". As she said after filming, it is always easier for her to play a role that is more realistic. So, it is very difficult to imagine that it will once fly into space. This is something that will definitely never happen to her. In a completely different way, the actress worked in the movie "Boogie Nights" as a porn actress, since it is much easier for her to imagine this, which means it is easier to convey it on the screen.
In 2000, Graham starred in the film "From Hell", followed by work in "Guru". The thriller titled Kill Me Softly, directed by Chinese director Chen Kaige in English, turned out to be less successful than the previous ones in which Heather took part.
In 2006, Heather starred in the ABC comedy series Five Reasons to Say No. After the first episode came out, the show was canceled. It was unexpected, for the beginning of the series the issue of Life magazine, where Graham flaunted on the cover, was timed, in the same issue an article was published about her. Despite the fact that the show did not take place, the magazine still came out, besides this, for several weeks Heather "looked" from the billboards at the viewers of the failed series.
Heather Graham today
The actress is one of the most sought after in Hollywood. Several films with her participation are released annually. She also often appears in television projects. The last films with her participation are "Dog Cleaning", "Cherry", "Flying Machine", "Bachelor Party". The actress is living life to the fullest and is said to be having a great time.Heather Graham's personal life
Heather gave up her Catholic faith. She has been practicing Hinduism since 1991. The girl has not communicated with her parents for many years. Aimee's younger sister became an actress like Heather and a writer like a mom.Graham makes no secret of his personal life. Moreover, she is ready to easily tell in an interview even something that the media has not yet begun to "gossip" about. There are no taboo topics for her, the actress talks without embarrassment about any side of her life.
The actress does not perceive marriage as something serious. At forty-four, she dated Leonardo DiCaprio, Edward Burns, Kyle McLaughlen, Russell Crowe, Josh Lucas and others. None of them ever became the husband of this charming blonde, on the other hand, she did not aspire to this.
In one of the latest issues of Vegas magazine, the actress during the interview focused not on her personal life, but on her career. But she said that she had nothing against marriage, but in her life she had never met a person with whom she would feel confident in the future. Heather prefers happy solitude over unhappy marriage.
Children of Graham (1742), National Gallery, London
This is one of the best genre portraits of Hogarth with four children of Daniel Graham, who served as a pharmacist at the Royal Hospital in Chelsea. A genre portrait is considered characteristic of British painting and is a group portrait, the characters of which are painted in a casual, casual atmosphere, they are engaged in conversation or some common cause. A genre portrait is fundamentally different from a ceremonial portrait, where the posing is surrounded by symbols indicating his origin or profession.
The Graham family was prosperous. Daniel had his shop in an aristocratic area of London, and for several decades the Grahams remained the court pharmacists responsible, inter alia, for the preparation of the perfumed oils used in the anointing and coronation. Daniel's son, Richard (in the picture he is on the far right), will eventually take his father's place in the Chelsea hospital.
Hogarth, who knew how to write children like few of his contemporaries, deftly conveyed childish gestures. The older girl, Henrietta, holds her younger sister by the hand and tries to look like an adult, while the middle sister, Anna Maria, who is standing next to her, is trying to portray a socialite.
