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Amaral, Tarsila do

(Encyclopedia) Amaral, Tarsila do, 1886–1973, Brazilian painter, usually known as Tarsila. She brought modern art to Brazil, mingling Brazilian themes with modernistic imagery in her paintings. After…

Benton, Thomas Hart, American painter

(Encyclopedia) Benton, Thomas Hart, 1889–1975, American regionalist painter, b. Neosho, Mo.; grandnephew of Sen. Thomas Hart Benton and son of Rep. Maecenas E. Benton. In 1906 and 1907 he attended…

Celtic art

(Encyclopedia) Celtic artCeltic artkĕlˈtĭk, sĕlˈ– [key]. The earliest clearly Celtic style in art was developed in S Germany and E France by tribal artisans of the mid- to late 5th cent. b.c. With…

cornice

(Encyclopedia) cornicecornicekôrˈnĭs [key], molded or decorated projection that forms the crowning feature at the top of a building wall or other architectural element; specifically, the uppermost of…

Penn, Irving

(Encyclopedia) Penn, Irving, 1917–2009, American photographer, elder brother of Arthur Penn, b. Plainfield, N.J.; studied Philadelphia Museum School of Industrial Art (now University of the Arts,…

James Winthrop: Agrippa III

Agrippa IIIJames Winthrop30 November 1787by James Winthrop, AgrippaTo the People.It has been proved, from the clearest evidence, in two former papers, that a free government, I mean one in…

Federal Farmer XIV

Federal Farmer XIV17 January 1788by See also Federalist No. 69, Federalist No. 76, and Federalist No. 77Dear sir,To continue the subject of appointments:—Officers, in the fifth place, may be…

2006 Webby Awards

Activism:Youthink!: http://youthink.worldbank.org/ Arts:MoMA: Contemporary Voices: www.moma.org/exhibitions/2005/contemporaryvoices/flash.html Associations:Cotton Inc—Team Cotton: www.team-cotton.com…

Horst P. Horst Biography

Horst P. HorstAge: 93 fashion photographer known for his stylized, classical photos of the glitterati, including Coco Chanel, Andy Warhol and Marlene Dietrich. Born Horst Paul Albert…