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Aldo Rossi
Aldo Rossi , 1931-97, Italian architectb. Milan; grad. Milan Polytechnic (1959). He began working for the design magazine Casabella-Continuità in 1954 and became its editor a decade later. His book The Architecture of the City (1966, tr. 1982) is a classic of modern architectural theory.... Read more |
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Jeffrey Banks
Jeffrey Banks 1953– Fashion designer, business executive Early Interest in Fashion Created Popular Sportwear Sources Known for his ability to merge practical comfort, whimsy, and casual sophistication, clothing designer Jeffrey Banks made his reputation in the fashion industry by putting a... Read more |
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Roberta Flack
Roberta Flack 1940– Singer, songwriter Interested Mainly in Music and Food Demo Led to Atlantic Contract Slew Audiences Softly Celebrated Love With Bryson Selected discography Sources So timeless is the appeal of Roberta Flack’s soulful singing that some of her hits of the 1970s are... Read more |
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Beauty and the Beast
Beauty and the Beast (1994), a musical fantasy by Linda Woolverton (book), Alan Menken (music), Howard Ashman, Tim Rice (lyrics). [Palace Theatre, still running.] The timeless tale of an arrogant prince ( Terrence Mann) turned into a beast and saved by the love of a beauty ( Susan Egan) had... Read more |
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Lev Ivanov
Lev Ivanov Dancer, choreographer, ballet master, composer, and teacher Lev Ivanov's (1834-1901) fame was almost exclusively posthumous. Ivanov received little recognition in his own lifetime. It wasn't until 30 years after his death in 1901 that he started to receive recognition for his... Read more |
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Abbott Handerson Thayer
Thayer, Abbott Handerson (1849–1921). American painter and naturalist. He was born in Boston and trained in New York and Paris. In 1879 he returned to New York, where he became one of the most successful figure painters of the day. Matthew Baigell (Dictionary of American Art, 1979) writes... Read more |
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Rafael Moneo
Rafael Moneo (José Rafael Moneo), 1937-, Spanish architect, b. Tudela, Navarre. He received undergraduate (1961) and doctoral (1965) degrees from the Madrid School of Architecture, worked (1960-61) with Danish architect Jørn Utzon, and studied (1963-65) at the Spanish Academy in Rome... Read more |
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neoclassicism
Neoclassicism. A term that usually refers to a major revival of the ideals and forms of ancient Greek and Roman art in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, but which in the context of modern art is applied to a more limited revival of the spirit of classicism among avant-garde artists in the... Read more |
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mythology
mythology [Greek,=the telling of stories], the entire body of myths in a given tradition, and the study of myths. Students of anthropology, folklore, and religion study myths in different ways, distinguishing them from various other forms of popular, often orally transmitted, literature. Much of... Read more |
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Gillian Welch
Gillian Welch Singer, songwriter For the Record… Selected discography Sources Moving with ease from bluegrass to folk and from country to blues, Gillian Welch (pronounced with a hard”g–) has confounded those who like to place musicians in a tidy category. Her growing success as... Read more |
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Spring market reveals 10 upholstery trends
...trends. At Baker Furniture, the main salon...leather. The timeless seating shape...including Pearson, Hickory Chair, Century...outstripped both modern and classic...president of Copeland Furniture. 5. High end...higher-end furniture companies such...take on the more stylish ... |