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Wyndham Lewis
Wyndham Lewis (Percy Wyndham Lewis) , 1886-1957, English author and painter, born on a ship on the Bay of Fundy. With Ezra Pound, he was cofounder and editor of Blast (1914-15), a magazine connected with vorticism . Lewis's paintings, however, were not limited to the cubism of the vorticists;... Read more |
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Frederick Etchells
Etchells, Frederick (1886–1973). British painter (of figure compositions, portraits, and still-lifes), architect, designer, and writer. He was born in Newcastle upon Tyne, the son of an engineer, and studied at the Royal College of Art, 1908–11. In the second decade of the century he... Read more |
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Rebel Art Centre
Rebel Art Centre (also called Cubist Centre). Organization founded by Wyndham Lewis in April 1914 at 38 Great Ormond Street, London, after he had quarrelled with Roger Fry and broken with the Omega Workshops. The Centre was intended to be a place in which artists and craftsmen could meet, work,... Read more |
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Group X
Group X. A short-lived association of British artists, including some former members of the Vorticist movement, formed in 1919 with the aim of providing a focus for London's avant-garde and an alternative exhibiting venue to that of the London Group. The association, whose name seems to have had no... Read more |
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Steve Jenkins
Jenkins, Steve 1952-PersonalBorn 1952, in Hickory, NC; son of Alvin (a physics professor) and Margaret (a bank employee and homemaker) Jenkins; married Robin Page (a graphic designer and author); children: Page, Alec, Jamie. Education: North Carolina State University, B.A. and M.A (graphic... Read more |
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vorticism
vorticism , short-lived 20th-century art movement related to futurism . Its members sought to simplify forms into machinelike angularity. Its principal exponent was a French sculptor, Gaudier-Brzeska . The movement, however, had its largest following in England, where Wyndham Lewis, Ezra Pound,... Read more |
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Charles Wyndham
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John Wyndham
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Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts Philadelphia, established in 1805, incorporated in 1806. It is supported by private endowment. The academy grew out of a proposal by Charles Willson Peale for an art institution; this led to the founding of the Columbianum, which in 1795 mounted the first art... Read more |
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blast
blast •aghast, avast, Belfast, blast, cast, caste, contrast, fast, last, mast, miscast, outlast, past, rat-arsed, unsurpassed, vast •steadfast • lightfast...mizzenmast • topmast • foremast •fly-past |
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blast from the past, a
blast from the past, a something powerfully nostalgic, especially an old pop song. |
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blow
blow1 / blō/ • v. (past blew / bloō/ ; past part. blown / blōn/ ) 1...displace violently or send flying: the blast had blown the windows out of the...an act of sending an air or oxygen blast through molten metal in a converter... |
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break
break / brāk/ • v. (past broke / brōk/ ; past part. brok·en / ˈbrōkən...windows in the street were broken by the blast. ∎ [tr.] (of a person or...state of affairs: a break with the past. ∎ a change in the weather... |
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cast
cast •aghast, avast, Belfast, blast, cast, caste, contrast, fast, last, mast, miscast, outlast, past, rat-arsed, unsurpassed, vast •steadfast • lightfast • holdfast...counterblast • mainmast •mizzenmast • topmast • foremast •fly-past |
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counterblast
counterblast •aghast, avast, Belfast, blast, cast, caste, contrast, fast, last, mast, miscast, outlast, past, rat-arsed, unsurpassed, vast •steadfast • lightfast • holdfast...mainmast •mizzenmast • topmast • foremast •fly-past |
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downcast
downcast •aghast, avast, Belfast, blast, cast, caste, contrast, fast, last, mast, miscast, outlast, past, rat-arsed, unsurpassed, vast •steadfast • lightfast • holdfast...mainmast •mizzenmast • topmast • foremast •fly-past |
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fast
fast •aghast, avast, Belfast, blast, cast, caste, contrast, fast, last, mast, miscast, outlast, past, rat-arsed, unsurpassed, vast •steadfast • lightfast • holdfast...counterblast • mainmast •mizzenmast • topmast • foremast •fly-past |
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outcaste
outcaste •aghast, avast, Belfast, blast, cast, caste, contrast, fast, last, mast, miscast, outlast, past, rat-arsed, unsurpassed, vast •steadfast • lightfast • holdfast...mainmast •mizzenmast • topmast • foremast •fly-past |
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steadfast
steadfast •aghast, avast, Belfast, blast, cast, caste, contrast, fast, last, mast, miscast, outlast, past, rat-arsed, unsurpassed, vast •steadfast • lightfast • holdfast...mainmast •mizzenmast • topmast • foremast •fly-past |
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shoot
...a bullet in, pick off, bag, fell, kill; informal pot, blast, pump full of lead, plug. 2. they shot at the enemy synonyms...fire, launch, loose off, let fly, emit. 4. a car shot past synonyms: race, speed, flash, dash, dart, rush, hurtle... |
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Blast detectives.
...Beggs said. By responding to a past event and examining the blast site, students learn how to prevent more of these types of blasts in the future, he said. Beggs said a blast site provides such information...clues about what caused the blast ... |
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Blast tops first-place KiXX for second night in a row: Team uses goals from 7...
...PHILADELPHIA -- If the Blast totally rebounds from a slump...strong finishing kick. The Blast completed the sweep last night...and with four victories in its past five games. Philadelphia...Wakefield said. "We're a little past midway through, and guys ... |
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ABS Blast to Exhibit Abrasive Blast Room Technology at Wind Power Conference.
...May 27 /PRNewswire/ -- ABS Blast, a world wide leader in abrasive...absblast.com/press. In the past year ABS has designed, developed...Inc. contracted with ABS Blast to build two systems to meet...wind energy market, chose ABS Blast over all other ... |
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Blast beaten; Neto scoreless in return.
...Kent Baker Jan. 28--The Blast's drive toward a playoff berth...number of narrow misses by the Blast to score an important 10-6 victory, its eighth in the past 11 games. The result left the...shifts, but did not score as the Blast's two-game winning streak... |
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Primary Blast Injury: An Intact Tympanic Membrane Does Not Indicate the Lack...
...viewed as an indicator of primary blast injury. A primary blast injury occurs due overpressure...membrane as an indicator of a primary blast injury missed a range of up to...the rise of terrorism over the past 50 years, it is becoming an issue... |
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Blast Injury
...reviewed the pathophysiology of blast-related injuries and their...and nonsurgical management of blast injury that is useful for civilian...Points: 1. The potential for a blast event is not isolated to combat...enforcement. 1 Blast data from ... |
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ABS Blast to Exhibit Abrasive Blast Room Technology at Wind Power Conference
...BUSINESS EDITORS Contact: ABS Blast, 1-866-666-9309 GARLAND...May 27 /PRNewswire/ -- ABS Blast, a world wide leader in abrasive...absblast.com/press. In the past year ABS has designed, developed...Inc. contracted with ABS Blast to build two systems to meet... |
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Blast Detectives
...Beggs said. By responding to a past event and examining the blast site, students learn how to prevent more of these types of blasts in the future, he said. Beggs said a blast site provides such information...clues about what caused the blast ... |
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Blast rocket their way to NSA tournament crown.(Neighbor)
Bloomingdale Blast: The Under- 16 Black team...place June 22 to 24. The Blast earned an automatic bid to...30 in Jupiter, Fla. The Blast combined timely hitting...tournament victory in the past three weeks. The first tournament... |
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Hobbled Blast still rolls past Cougars: Team remains perfect at 1st Mariner...
...injury-riddled roster, the Blast was too potent for the defenseless...remaining unbeaten at home, the Blast broke open a competitive game...immediately evident, as the Blast constantly severed the defense...and Walker left-footed it past Jakubek, who was ... |