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Jacobus Vrel
Vrel, Jacobus (active 1654–62). Dutch painter, an enigmatic figure who has only recently gained recognition as one of the most charmingly idiosyncratic masters of his time. Nothing at all is recorded of his life, his name surviving solely through the signatures on some of his paintings.... Read more |
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Alexander Runciman
Runciman, Alexander (b Edinburgh, 21 Apr. 1736; d Edinburgh, 21 Oct. 1785) and John (b Edinburgh, 1744; d Naples, winter 1768/9). Scottish painters, brothers, who specialized in religious, literary, and historical subjects in a proto-Romantic manner. John, the more gifted, died young in Italy,... Read more |
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White Wings
White Wings (1926), a comedy by Philip Barry. [Booth Theatre, 27 perf.] Archie Inch ( Tom Powers) is proud that he is the latest in a long line of street cleaners, or white wings, who clean up after horses. He is so proud, in fact, that he threatens to break off his romance with Mary Todd (... Read more |
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David O Selznick
David O. Selznick 1902-65, American film producer, b. Pittsburgh. He worked for studios in Hollywood before founding Selznick International Pictures in 1936. Selznick's most famous movie is Gone with the Wind (1939). His other important films include A Star Is Born (1937), The Prisoner of... Read more |
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David Hockney
David Hockney 1937-, English painter. Moving from a distorted, semiexpressionist form of pop art , Hockney developed a highly personal realistic style, producing images saturated with color that are witty and uniquely in the moment. Much of his work is also informed by his long-time residence in... Read more |
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Geertgen tot Sint Jans
Geertgen tot Sint Jans , fl. latter half of 15th cent., Dutch painter. Geertgen is the earliest painter of record in Haarlem. He may have gone to Ghent and had some contact with Hugo van der Goes, for there are analogies in their works. Geertgen developed a bold and original style. His figures often... Read more |
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Matthias Stom
Stom, Matthias (c.1600–c.1650). Dutch painter, active mainly in Italy. In art-historical literature he is often called Matthias Stomer, but ‘Stom’ is the form that occurs in contemporary documents and on his only signed and dated picture, St Isidore Agricola (1641, Chiesa... Read more |
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Derek Boshier
Boshier, Derek (1937– ). British painter, sculptor, designer, and experimental artist, born in Portsmouth. He studied at Yeovil School of Art, 1953–7, Guildford College of Art, 1957–9, and the Royal College of Art, London, 1959–62. His contemporaries at the RCA included ... Read more |
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Marcus Roberts
Marcus Roberts 1963– Jazz pianist Converted to Jazz by Ellington, Tatum Solo Career Boosted by Marsalis Jumped Labels for Gershwin Tribute Selected discography Sources Possibly no pianist in jazz today is doing more important work than Marcus Roberts. Generally associated with the... Read more |
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Ernest Poole
Ernest Poole , 1880-1950, American writer, b. Chicago, grad. Princeton, 1902. He was a magazine correspondent in Russia, France, and Germany before and during World War I. His best-known novel is The Harbor (1915), a story about changing industry on the Brooklyn waterfront. His Family (1917;... Read more |
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