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Carl Larsson Carl Larsson
Carl Larsson , 1853-1919, Swedish painter and illustrator. He was a popular and imaginative illustrator and was equally successful as a watercolorist. In watercolor he painted exquisite interiors that influenced Swedish decorative arts. He is perhaps best known, however, for his historical mural... Read more
Nicholas Hilliard Nicholas Hilliard
Nicholas Hilliard 1537-1619, English miniature painter, son of a goldsmith. Trained first as a jeweler, he was court painter to Elizabeth and to James I. The first true miniaturist in England, Hilliard was self-taught. He painted meticulous linear portraits on card or vellum, even on the backs of... Read more
Digby Morton Digby Morton
LACHASSE British fashion house Founded:by Fred Singleton as couture sportswear branch of Gray, Paulette and Singleton, 1928; company incorporated as Lachasse Ltd., 1946. Company History:Chief designers include Digby Morton, 1928-33, Hardy Amies, 1934-39, Michael... Read more
Windsor (England) Windsor (England)
Windsor wĬn´zer , town (1991 pop. 31,544), Windsor and Maidenhead, S central England, on the Thames River. There is some light industry and printing. The town is a popular tourist destination; the Danish toymaker Lego opened a Legoland amusement park there in 1996. In Elizabethan times... Read more
Victoria and Albert Museum Victoria and Albert Museum
Victoria and Albert Museum South Kensington, London, opened in 1852 as the Museum of Manufacturers at Marlborough House. It originally contained a nucleus of contemporary objects of applied art bought from the Great Exhibition of 1851 at the instigation of Prince Albert, and collections from the... Read more
Benjamin Zephaniah Benjamin Zephaniah
Zephaniah, Benjamin 1958- (Benjamin Pbadiah Iqubal Zephaniah)PersonalBorn April 15, 1958, in Birmingham, England; son of Oswald (a post office manager) and Valerie (a nurse) Springer. Education: Attended Ward End Hall Comprehensive School and Broadway Comprehensive School. Hobbies and other... Read more
Jeanette Winterson Jeanette Winterson
Winterson, Jeanette 1959–PersonalBorn August 27, 1959, in Manchester, England; adopted daughter of a factory worker and Constance Winterson. Education: St. Catherine's College, Oxford, M.A., 1981.AddressesHome and office—Gloucestershire, England; London, England. Agent—Caroline Michel, William... Read more
Sir Jacob Epstein Sir Jacob Epstein
Sir Jacob Epstein , 1880-1959, sculptor, b. New York City. He studied with Rodin in Paris and later worked chiefly in England. In revolt against the ornate and the pretty in art, Epstein produced bold, often harsh and massive forms in stone or bronze that were the subjects of frequent controversy.... Read more
Charles Robert Leslie Charles Robert Leslie
Charles Robert Leslie , 1794-1859, English painter and writer, b. London. Educated in the United States, he returned to England to study art and to work. He painted incidents from literature and also executed portraits, including one of Dr. John Wakefield Francis at the Metropolitan Museum. Leslie... Read more
Neal Layton Neal Layton
Layton, Neal 1971–(Neal Andrew Layton) PersonalBorn December 19, 1971, in Chichester, England; married; wife an artist. Education: University of Northumbria at Newcastle, B.A. (graphic design; with honors), 1994; Central St. Martin's College of Art and Design, M.A. (illustration; with distinction),... Read more

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Where Ikea got its style: Swedish design.(Carl Larsson, Victoria and Albert...
Magazine article from: The Economist (US) ...watercolours of Carl Larsson (1853...today. The Larsson exhibition at London's Victoria and Albert Museum (until January...Ikea, a Swedish furnishing...version of the ...

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