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Caracas
Caracas , city (1990 pop. 1,824,892), Federal Dist., N Venezuela, the capital and largest city of the country, near the Caribbean Sea. Its port is La Guaira . With an elevation of c.3,100 ft (945 m), Caracas has a pleasant climate, which contributed to making it rather than Valencia the economic... Read more |
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Ben Nicholson
Ben Nicholson 1894-1982, English painter; son of Sir William Nicholson. Nicholson's geometric abstractions of landscapes and still lifes are discreetly colored and lyrically expressed. In works such as Relief (1939; Mus. of Modern Art, New York City) Nicholson developed the purism of de Stijl ... Read more |
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Guy Pène du Bois
Guy Pène du Bois , 1884-1958, American painter and critic, b. Brooklyn, N.Y.; studied under William Chase and in Paris. In New York City after 1906 he worked as a reporter and art critic for various newspapers and edited Arts and Decoration. The wry humor of his early paintings of social... Read more |
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Ernest Lawson
Ernest Lawson 1873-1939, American landscape painter, b. San Francisco. He studied art in Kansas City, in New York City under Twachtman and J. Alden Weir, and in Paris. On returning to New York he joined the independent artists' group called the Eight . His impressionist landscapes won him many... Read more |
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Bologna
Bologna , city (1991 pop. 404,378), capital of Emilia-Romagna and of Bologna prov., N central Italy, at the foot of the Apennines and on the Aemilian Way. It is a prosperous commercial and industrial center and an important transportation link between S and N Italy. Manufactures include farm... Read more |
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Emanuel Leutze
Emanuel Leutze , 1816-68, American historical painter, b. Germany. In 1859 he settled in the United States, working in Washington, D.C., and New York City. His pictures are chiefly English and American historical episodes, memorable more for their patriotic than for their aesthetic value. The most... Read more |
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Lynn Chadwick
Lynn Chadwick 1914-, English sculptor. After studying architecture, Chadwick began his career as a sculptor in 1945. He first produced wire mobiles , and after 1955 he turned to triangular works of great mass that are largely abstract. Several of his works are in the Museum of Modern Art, New York... Read more |
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Ernest Flagg
Ernest Flagg 1857-1947, American architect, b. Brooklyn, N.Y., studied at the École des Beaux-Arts, Paris. The 45-story Singer Building in New York City, which he built in 1908, marked a revolutionary height. Flagg's other works include the Scribner Building, New York City, the Corcoran... Read more |
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Ford Madox Brown
Ford Madox Brown 1821-93, English historical painter, b. Calais, France. Although closely affiliated with the Pre-Raphaelites in London, he never joined the brotherhood. Examples of his paintings are Work (1852-63; Manchester Art Gall.); The Last of England (1855; Birmingham Gall.); and his... Read more |
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Jayne Anne Phillips
PHILLIPS, Jayne Anne Nationality: American. Born: Buckhannon, West Virginia, 19 July 1952. Education: West Virginia University, Morgantown, B.A. 1974; University of Iowa, Iowa City, M.F.A. 1978. Family: Married Mark Brian Stockman in 1985; one son and two stepsons. Career: Teaching... Read more |
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STATE ENGLISH ARTS TEST VEXES EIGHTH-GRADERS; MADISON COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICTS...
...Staff writer The state English language arts test results released...he said. "That way we're comparing...Take out the big cities, and the kids (statewide...on rigorous course work. Sharpe said the...teachers. "In no way do we feel it's... |
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SYRACUSE SCHOOLS MAKE DRAMATIC LEAPS IN TESTS; FOURTH-GRADE ENGLISH ARTS...
...this year's English language arts exam. "Syracuse...gains, the city district has a long way to go. Its...standard. But the city schools were...need a lot more work. Statewide...by other big cities, although New York City and Yonkers... |
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A sense of place; Artists Peter Brown and Jane Corsellis, both members of The...
...quality. His city pictures seem...paving stones of a city street, the effect...cityscape to the way the snow hangs...the middle of cities, or at the seaside...Brown studied at art college in Bath...inspired by the city's architecture...and more in his work. "I paint ... |
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SCHOOLS CHANCELLOR KLEIN ANNOUNCES GAINS BY NEW YORK CITY EIGHTH GRADE...
The New York City Department of...among New York City 8th grade students on the State's English Language Arts (ELA) exam...students in the City since statewide...We have a long way to go, but our...to continue to work hard, but our... |
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Inspired patronage: art commissioned by English churches in the past fifty...
...period is the way the upper parts...of 'Degenerate Art' in Munich in...of conventional art history.' Hence...style than most English paintings of this...terms, and his work can be an acquired...he knew how to work with architecture...preservation as fine works by an ... |
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PROGRAM COORDINATOR HAS MANY GOALS FOR CLAYTON STATE MASTER OF ARTS IN...
...Caillouet, Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) English program coordinator...students, and work with English department faculty...the quality of English Education not...re-think the way that writing and...franticness of the city, but we also... |
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Israeli-Arab rap: an outlet for youth protest; Palestinian hip-hop music -...
...overcrowded Palestinian cities and refugee camps of...fluid lyrics recited in English, Arabic, and, quite...in which they live and work. After a long struggle...of the group. In many ways, the problems faced...Our lyrics are also in English, because that's the...youth, and against the ... |
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Sporting art: traditionally found hanging in English country houses, sporting...
...Currently on loan to York Art Gallery for a touring...buoyant market. Works by Stubbs himself...after, but their works appear at auction...often find their way onto the market are...of these artists' work that command the...highest prices for works by Munnings, including...York ... |
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English Primary School Tables: Fine art of gaining high standards These are...
An inner city primary school...pupils speaking English as a second language...required standard in English; the proportion...staff who drive to work," he says...required standard in English, maths and science...innovative work in the arts and now runs art, dance and ... |
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Iraq in an English country garden; Director Ken Loach tells Arts Editor...
...script said Iraq in an English country garden...crew tried several ways of shooting the scene...it didn't really work, it just interrupted...you learn about the way these people are...Georgian quarter and city centre. Ken, whose...them very good to work with in films...very good ... |
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