Many delegates wanted to defer independence or avoid it outright. Still, Congress did nominate a drafting committeeâthe Committee of Fiveâto compose a declaration of independence. Thomas Jefferson, known for his eloquent writing style and reserved manner, became the principal author.
Sculpture is Africa's greatest art. Wood is used far more than any other material. This means that much African art did not last, because wood is more easily destroyed than stone or metal. Because of this, there are some gaps in our knowledge of African art history.
Sculpture is the most common example of Egyptian art that we have today, and specimens exist that date to the Predynastic period. Most of these are pottery and figurines, but these already show expressionistic qualities in the painting of the pottery, and many clay figures even represent local gods. In the Old Kingdom ( roughly 2700-2100 B.C.), sculpture mainly represented the royal family members. They were portrayed in a very solid, symmetrical, blocklike fashion.