Kimberly Tilley rescues forgotten stories of early twentieth century America from obscurity. Her books, Grievous Deeds (2023); Has it Come to This? (2022), Cold Heart (2020), and The Poisoned Glass (2019) were Amazon category best-sellers in the US, UK, Canada, Australia, and India.
Kimberly owns OldSpirituals.com. She's very grateful for the wonderful community and two outstanding contributors to help fulfill the site's mission of rescuing fascinating stories from obscurity.
Kimberly is the cofounder of Pivot Talent Development LLC, headquartered in the San Francisco Bay Area. PIVOT offers workshops, training, consulting, and coaching to help professionals improve performance, drive business impact, and transcend limitations.
Kimberly owns OldSpirituals.com. She's very grateful for the wonderful community and two outstanding contributors to help fulfill the site's mission of rescuing fascinating stories from obscurity.
Kimberly is the cofounder of Pivot Talent Development LLC, headquartered in the San Francisco Bay Area. PIVOT offers workshops, training, consulting, and coaching to help professionals improve performance, drive business impact, and transcend limitations.
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The names of the people who match all six people to the correct handwriting will be placed into a drawing, and two people will win a signed paperback copy of The Poisoned Glass.
This contest will be open until next Sunday, July 19, 2020 at 6 p.m. (PST), when a follow-up post will appear with the answers.
- Vincent Van Gogh, painter (most famous work is Starry Night)
- George Orwell, writer (wrote Animal Farm and 1984)
- Walt Whitman, poet and humanist
- Pablo Picasso, painter, father of Cubism
- Nikola Tesla, inventor (AC current)
- Josephine Baker, singer, dancer
Good luck!
Here’s my guess:
B) Vincent Van Gogh
A) George Orwell
C) Walt Whitman
D) Pablo Picasso
E) Nikola Tesla
F) Josephine Baker
Thanks for stopping by, Charlene!
I’ll reveal the correct answers Sunday. Stay tuned!
Fascinating quiz, Kimberly!
A – Josephine Baker
B – Vincent Van Gogh
C – Nikola Tesla
D – Pablo Picasso
E – George Orwell
F – Walt Whitman
Great answers, Beth!
I’ll post the correct answers and winner names Sunday. Good luck!
A – Whitman
B – Vincent Van Gogh
C – Josephine baker
D – Picasso
E – Tesla
F – George Orwell
Great guesses, Robby! Stay tuned, answers and winners will be announced Sunday!
A – Vincent Van Gogh
B – Nikola Tesla
C – Josephine Baker
D – Pablo Picasso
E – George Orwell
F – Walt Whitman
thanks, Hadley
Stay tuned, answers will be released Sunday!
My best guess is,
A – Pablo Picasso
B – George Orwell
C – Josephine Baker
D – Vincent Van Gogh
E – Nikola Tesla
F – Walt Whitman
Thank you, Mike! Be sure to check back Sunday!
a – Vincent Van Gogh
b – Nikola Tesla
cc – Josephine Baker
d – Pablo Picasso
e – George Orwell
f – Walt Whitman
Thanks, Erin! Be sure to check back Sunday!
a. Vincent Van Gogh
b. George Orwell
c. Josephine Baker
d. Pablo Picasso
e. Nikola Tesla
f. Walt Whitman
Thanks, R! Remember to come back Sunday to see the winners and correct answers!
A – Nikola Tesla
B – George Orwell
C – Josephine Baker
D – Pablo Picasso
E – Vincent Van Gogh
F – Walt Whitman
Thank you, Mike! Please come back Sunday to see the answers and the winners!
1. Van Gogh
2. Josephine Baker
3.. Pablo Picasso
4. Nikola Tesla
5. Walt Whitman
Thank you Broccoli Mike!