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Donatello

Name at birth: Donato di Niccolô di Betto BardiA towering figure in the history of western art, Donatello was an Italian sculptor of the Early Renaissance whose work is seen as a bridge from classic…

The Congress of Women: Opening Address

IntroductionThe Finding of the New WorldOpening Address MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF LADY MANAGERS AND FRIENDS:-The moment of fruition has arrived. Hopes which for more than two years have…

Bessie Schönberg Biography

Bessie Schönberg dancer teacher One of the country's most influential dance teachers, Schönberg nurtured scores of dancers, including Lucinda Childs, Meredith Monk and Elizabeth Keen. With a…

Walt Whitman: Song of the Open Road, Part 15

Part 15Allons! the road is before us! It is safe—I have tried it—my own feet have tried it well—be not detain'd! Let the paper remain on the desk unwritten, and the book on the shelf…

Bharati Mukherjee Biography

Bharati Mukherjee writerBorn: 7/27/1940Birthplace: Calcutta, India Mukherjee was born to Indian parents and had learned to read and write by age 3. She earned a B.A from the University of…

Charles Mingus

Charles Mingus was a 20th century jazz musician whose reputation as a great bassist is matched by his influence as a great composer of what has been called "orchestral jazz." He was musically…

Dancing at the Blue Iguana

Director/Writer:Michael RadfordMoonstone Entertainment; R; 123 minutesRelease:10/01Cast:Daryl Hannah, Jennifer Tilly, Sandra Oh Dancing at the Blue Iguana is a movie about strippers. Like…

Charles Wright

Charles Wright was the United States Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress (more commonly known as the U.S. Poet Laureate) from 2014-2015. Charles Wright is a poet with a…

Jay Silverheels Biography

Jay Silverheels (Harold Jay Smith)actorBorn: May 26, 1919Birthplace: Six Nations Indian Reserve, Brantford, Ontario, Canada Although Jay Silverheels appeared in dozens of movies he is best…

Jay Silverheels

Jay Silverheels (Harold Jay Smith)actorBorn: May 26, 1919Birthplace: Six Nations Indian Reserve, Brantford, Ontario, Canada Although Jay Silverheels appeared in dozens of movies he is best…