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decorative arts

(Encyclopedia) decorative arts, term referring to a variety of applied visual arts, both two- and three-dimensional, including textiles, metalwork, ceramics, books, and woodwork, as well as to…

Art Page

Cite Find an art glossary, definitions of several art movements, biographies of notable artists and photographers, museum info, and more.   Great Museums Quiz Glossary of Art Movements…

Art and Entertainment

  Arts & Entertainment Biographies Actors Artists Architects Comedians Dancers and Choreographers Fashion Designers and Models Filmmakers, Producers, and Screenwriters Journalists…

Laval University

(Encyclopedia) Laval University, at Quebec, Que., Canada; Roman Catholic, coeducational, French language; chartered 1852, an outgrowth of a seminary established 1663 by Bishop Laval. In 1876 a branch…

Washington University

(Encyclopedia) Washington University, at St. Louis, Mo.; coeducational; est. as Eliot Seminary 1853, opened 1854, renamed 1857. It has a well-known medical school and school of social work as well as…

Glossary of Art Movements

This glossary of different art movements will help you define unfamiliar art terms whether you're a student, parent, teacher, or just a curious reader! Abstract ExpressionismAmerican art…

Toledo, University of

(Encyclopedia) Toledo, University of, at Toledo, Ohio; coeducational; chartered 1872, opened 1875, and received its first municipal support in 1884. Its present name was adopted in 1940, and in 1967…

Feldman, Morton

(Encyclopedia) Feldman, Morton, 1926–87, American modernist composer, b. New York City. An associate of John Cage and other experimental composers, Feldman was part of the so-called New York school.…

Advertising Art Director

Nicole Anderson Tell us about your work---what do you do? I work as part of a creative team of art directors and copywriters to…