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Koberger, Anton

(Encyclopedia) Koberger, AntonKoberger, Antonänˈtōn kōˈbĕrˌgûr [key], c.1445–1513, German printer. He established in 1470 the first printery in Nuremberg. In 1483 he produced a German Bible and in…

Cassandre, Adolphe Mouron

(Encyclopedia) Cassandre, Adolphe MouronCassandre, Adolphe Mouronädôlfˈ m&oomacr;rôNˈ käsäNˈdrə [key], 1901–68, French poster artist, b. Russia. By 1923 he was celebrated as the artist of…

poster

(Encyclopedia) poster, placard designed to be posted in some public place for purposes of commercial announcement or propaganda. Advertising makes wide use of posters, as do charitable and political…

Culver City

(Encyclopedia) Culver City, city (2020 pop. 40,779), Los Angeles co., S Calif., a residential suburb of Los Angeles; inc. 1917. Culver City's chief…

market research

(Encyclopedia) market research, organized use of sample surveys, polls, focus groups, and other techniques to study market characteristics (e.g., ages and incomes of consumers; consumer attitudes)…

paperboard

(Encyclopedia) paperboard, material similiar in shape and composition to paper, but generally thicker, stronger, and more rigid. Paper machines, e.g., Fourdrinier machines, are used to make sheets of…

Artzybasheff, Boris

(Encyclopedia) Artzybasheff, BorisArtzybasheff, Borisärtsĭbäˈshĕf [key], 1899–1965, American draftsman, illustrator, writer, and cartoonist, b. Kharkiv, Russia (now in Ukraine); son of Mikhail…

Menen, Aubrey Clarence

(Encyclopedia) Menen, Aubrey ClarenceMenen, Aubrey Clarencemĕnˈən [key], 1912–89, English novelist, b. London. The son of an Indian father and an Irish mother, he was a drama critic, theater director…

Dana, John Cotton

(Encyclopedia) Dana, John Cotton, 1856–1929, American librarian and museum director, b. Woodstock, Vt. He was a lawyer and a civil engineer before joining the staff of the Denver (Colo.) Public…