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Edgar Degas
Edgar Degas (Hilaire Germain Edgar Degas) , 1834-1917, French painter and sculptor, b. Paris; son of a banker. Although prepared for the law, he abandoned it for painting, studying at the École des Beaux-Arts with L. Lamothe, a student of Ingres, and in Italy, copying 15th- and 16th-century... Read more |
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Arthur William Edgar OShaughnessy
Arthur William Edgar O'Shaughnessy , 1844-81, English poet and naturalist. He was a member of the zoological department of the British Museum. He wrote four volumes of poetry— Epic of Women (1870), Lays of France (1872), Music and Moonlight (1874), and Songs of a Worker ... Read more |
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John Edgar Wideman
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Saint AEthelwold
Æthelwold, St (c.908–84). Winchester-born leader of the 10th-cent. reformation, and major influence on King Edgar. Probably a noble, Æthelwold served King Æthelstan, was ordained priest by Bishop Ælfheah of Winchester, became a monk under Dunstan at Glastonbury, and... Read more |
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Miami University
Miami University main campus at Oxford, Ohio; coeducational; state supported; chartered 1809, opened 1824. The library has extensive collections in literature and American history, including the William Holmes McGuffey Library and Museum and the Edgar W. King collection of children's literature.... Read more |
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Michel de Ghelderode
Michel de Ghelderode , 1898-1962, Belgian dramatist. He wrote in French and is noted for his colorful and avant-garde plays. He lived in obscurity until 1949, when he gained prominence with the production of Fastes d'enfer (1929). His vast output reveals his use of many sources; Barabbas (1928),... Read more |
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The Masque of the Red Death
THE MASQUE OF THE RED DEATH UK, 1964 Director:Roger Corman Production:Alta Vista/Anglo Amalgamated; Pathécolor, Panavision; running time: 84 minutes. Released August 1964. Producer:George Willoughby; screenplay:Charles Beaumont and R. Wright Campbell,... Read more |
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Edgar Rice Burroughs
Edgar Rice Burroughs , 1875-1950, American novelist, creator of the character Tarzan. He is the author of Tarzan of the Apes (1914) and numerous other jungle and science fiction thrillers. Bibliography: See biography by J. Taliaferro (1999).... Read more |
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Edgar Wallace
Edgar Wallace (Richard Horatio Edgar Wallace), 1875-1932, English novelist and playwright, b. Greenwich. He was the author of more than 150 detective and adventure novels, of which as many as 5 million were sold in a year. The Terror (1930), which is typical of his work, still ranks high as a... Read more |
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Edgar
Edgar or Eadgar , 943?-975, king of the English (959-75), son of Edmund, king of Wessex. In 957 the Mercians and Northumbrians rebelled against Edgar's brother Edwy and chose Edgar as their king. In 959 he succeeded his brother as king of Wessex. His reign was one of orderly prosperity. He... Read more |
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Experience the intriguing world of 19th century Paris: DEGAS AND THE DANCE...
...Degas and the Dance," on view...exquisite works of art and to experience...his life." Degas and the Dance...The National Museum of Fine Arts, Stockholm...Kimbell Art Museum, ... |
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DaimlerChrysler Funds Student Trips to Degas and the Dance Exhibit.
...Institute of Arts - Many for the...will tour the Degas and the Dance exhibit at the...metropolitan museum. "One of the...addition to the Degas exhibit, students...visitors here today, but are also...sponsor of the ... |
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Ballet takes center stage with contemporary artists: following in the...
"The dance instills in you...wrote artist Edgar Degas in his 1889...priestesses of grace." Degas should know...compositions, Degas was aptly referred...contemporaries and today remains one of...Arcangelo Fine Art in Cecina, ... |
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THE PAINTER OF MODERN DANCE EDGAR DEGAS WAS OBSESSED WITH CLASSICAL BALLET....
...MANY PLEASURES of "Degas and the Dance," the exhibition that ends its smash run today at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, are the unexpected...seeing so many of Edgar Degas's familiar dance...of photography ... |
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Degas exhibition the first to concentrate on his dance-related work.
...Think Degas, think dance. Or vice versa...of the art Edgar Degas produced during his...about two-thirds. Degas not only produced...show of the season, Degas' dancers will command...the Philadelphia Museum of ... |
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CHRYSLER MUSEUM'S WORK BY DEGAS DRAWS ATTENTION.(DAILY BREAK)
...of the Chrysler Museum's Skylight Impressionist...on loan to the Art Institute of Chicago...exhibited in ``Degas: Beyond Impressionism...gray cloud.'' Degas' paintings were...nearly matches Degas' description...nothing.'' Known ... |
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PBS PROBES DEGAS' WORLD DANCE HALL IMAGES SHOW MUSE OF MAN WHO SHOCKED...
...springs to mind: dance. So it seems...2002 exhibition "Degas and the Dance...undoubtedly was Degas' favorite topic...Detroit Institute of Arts and the Philadelphia Museum of Art, claim, and...the same name. ... |
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ART HISTORIAN RICHARD KENDALL TO SPEAK ON DEGAS.
...Royal Academy of Arts in London on Saturday...In addition to Degas's "Little Dancer...opportunity to glimpse Degas in the artistic...century European art. His exhibitions...presented at major museums, both in the...the Metropolitan ... |
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TINY DANCER THE CURRENT SHOW AT THE CLARK ART INSTITUTE IS BUILT AROUND AN...
...lifetime Edgar Degas exhibited only...expression of a new art,'' and damned...emotion around Degas today. His exhibits...revelatory to Degas' contemporaries...dancers and the dance, from rough sketches...interest to a ... |
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degas 101
...Degas and the Dance," 144 ballet...sculptures by Edgar Degas borrowed from...Philadelphia Museum of Art. TICKETS: On...tours in town. DEGAS IN D.C: Can...the artist. DEGAS AROUND THE WORLD...built in 1795. ... |