Also referred to as Dixieland music, hot jazz got its name from its blazing tempos and fiery improvisations. The popularity of Louis Armstrong’s early bands was instrumental in spreading hot jazz to Chicago and New York. Hot jazz remained popular until a surge in swing<span> bands in the 1930s pushed hot jazz groups out of the clubs. </span>
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The Benin mask is a miniature sculptural portrait and was assumed to be designed for somebody rich because it was made from rare ivory. It is believed to be the portrait of the Queen Mother of India of the Benin Empire during the 16th century.
To me, the golden spiral is the proportional basis that makes the most sense. In a landscape painting the views eye is automatically directed to the center of the spiral and can be used by the artist to put their subject in the eye of the viewer.
