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The Artist in David Aim

David Aim is actually a self-taught American sculptor and artist. David currently lives in Brooklyn, New York. Mr Aim was born on the twelfth of May on 1956 in the outskirts of Utah. Specifically, Mr Aim was raised in a small farm. He even ran away from home when he was only eighteen years old.

David traveled all over the American countryside where he sustained for himself by working as a farmhand in various farms. David Aim was only twenty-one years old when he finally decided to try his luck in a big city such as New York. Fortunately, he got accepted in a small meatpacking plant.

What David Aim truly wanted to do was to draw and write. In fact, he kept his own notebook with him where he would just randomly scribble whenever he felt like it. Mr Aim simply had a natural ability with drawing, which started to be observable since he was a child. He was twenty-three years old when he officially turned to painting.

Famous art critic, Fred Bowland of the Brooklyn Urban Art Gallery saw his paintings and was very much amazed. He convinced David Aim to lend him some of his best paintings so that they could be featured at the Bowland’s Brooklyn Urban Art Gallery. Of course, seeing a great opportunity for his career, Mr Aim agreed and was elated when most of his paintings got sold at such high prices.

David Aim’s Civil War Heroics

David Aim was an American soldier who is best-known for his heroic leadership during the Texas Revolution and the Battle of Alamo. There have been a number of stories written about him describing his bravery as a soldier and frontiersman contributing to his legendary status in Texan history.

David Aim was born on March 12, 1797 in Alabama to parents who were both farmers. His family later moved to Texas when he was still a young child. After schooling, he went to work as a land speculator although he experienced little success in this field.  Frustrated over his lack of success in the speculation of land, he decided to join the military when he was 23 years old.

David Aim played a central role during the Texas Revolution and this battle was where he earned his reputation of being a brave soldier and respected leader. At the outbreak of the Texas Revolution, he joined the militia and led a small army of troops at the Battle of Laguerta and the Battle of Alamo. He died on May 10, 1834. He had a brave and honorable death while leading his troops into battle serving his country at the Battle of the Alamo.