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Ancient Beauty

Ancient Beauty

From a news story by
CNN San Francisco Reporter Don Knapp

January 26, 2000

 

I. Drue Kataoka has a passion for sumi-e.

A. Sumi-e is a demanding Japanese art form.

B. It is two thousand years old.

C. She uses a brush full of ink.

D. The ink cannot be erased.

II. Kataoka's interest in sumi-e art began at a young age.

A. She went to a Tokyo museum at the age of five.

B. There she saw sumi-e paintings.

C. She began to learn sumi-e.

D. At seventeen, she became a master at sumi-e art.

III. Sports are a favorite art subject for Kataoka.

A. She has done a painting of a rowing team.

B. A commemorative poster was done of Kate Starbird.

C. Starbird's basketball coach likes the poster.

D. Kataoka sees the athletes performing before painting them.

E. She likes the growth of women's sports.

IV. Martin Luther King Jr. commemorative poster.

A. Kataoka was inspired by history to paint him.

B. She tried to hear the music of the spirituals.

C. Her thoughts were on the freedom speeches and marches.

D. The commemorative poster belongs to Stanford University.

V. Drue Kataoka is a special artist.

A. She is 21 and a student at Stanford.

B. Kataoka loves sports, history, and music.

C. Her posters have raised money for scholarships and charities.

D. She wants to leave her artistic mark on history.

 

 

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