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Arts Council
Arts Council. An organization established in 1945 and incorporated by Royal Charter in 1946 ‘to preserve and improve standards of performance in the various arts'. It was a successor to the Council for the Encouragement of Music and the Arts (CEMA), a wartime organization that had operated... Read more |
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Paul J Sachs
Paul J. Sachs , 1878-1965, American art teacher and collector, b. New York City. As professor of fine arts at Harvard, Sachs influenced and inspired many art historians and curators during the years of growth in the history of American art museums. His major publications include Drawings in the... Read more |
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Arts Theatre
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Robert Henri
Robert Henri , 1865-1929, American painter and teacher, b. Cincinnati as Robert Henry Cozad. He studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. In 1888 he went to Paris, where he worked at Julian's and the Beaux-Arts until, dissatisfied with the schools, he set up his own studio. In 1891 he... Read more |
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arabesque
arabesque [Fr.,=Arabian], in art, term applied to any complex, linear decoration based on flowing lines. In Islamic art it was often exploited to cover entire surfaces. The arabesque in modern usage derives from a Renaissance design which was Greco-Roman in inspiration.... Read more |
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Gwendolyn Knight
Gwendolyn Knight1913-2005 Painter, sculptor Though Gwendolyn Knight showed an artistic temperament from early childhood, her career as a professional artist blossomed relatively late in life. After dropping out of art school during the Great Depression, she met and married artist Jacob Lawrence,... Read more |
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'Big Yellow Taxi,' 'Come Fly With Me' inspire art
...and lyrics of "Big Yellow Taxi," River Grove...Blackbird," "Cry Me a River," "Come Fly With Me," and other favorites...University. She was an art teacher at Triton...successful Brio Fine ... |