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	Hans Makart Hans Makart , 1840-84, Austrian history painter, studied with Karl von Piloty . His early success was phenomenal. The emperor of Austria provided him with a studio, and his short life was crowded with official honors and triumphs. In his large history paintings he strove to emulate Titian and... Read more
	Aaron Douglas Aaron Douglas 1899-1979 Painter, illustrator, educator Showed an Early Interest in Art Traded Kansas for New York and Paris Painted for WPA during 1930s Unique Painting Style Initially Rejected Taught Art at Fisk University Works Portrayed African American Dignity Selected... Read more
	Sir Henry James Sumner Maine Sir Henry James Sumner Maine 1822-88, English jurist and historian, educated at Cambridge. A pioneer in the historical and comparative study of institutions, he viewed the history of laws as the most certain way of studying the history of civilization. He drew analogies between 19th-century... Read more
	Ronald Knox Ronald Knox 1888-1957, English theologian and author. He attended Eton and then Balliol College, Oxford, and in 1910 was ordained as an Anglican minister. Doctrinal preferences, however, led to his Roman Catholic ordination (1919) and appointment as Catholic chaplain at Oxford (1926). While... Read more
	history painting history painting the painting of scenes from classical and Christian history and mythology. It was taught in the academies of art , from the Renaissance to the 19th cent., as the highest form of art in an hierarchical grouping that ranked still-life painting lowest on the list. Included in the... Read more
	Cornelis Petrus Tiele Cornelis Petrus Tiele , 1830-1902, Dutch theologian and author of a number of valuable works on the history of religion. Important is his Outlines of the History of Religion (1876, tr. 1877).... Read more
	William James Durant William James Durant 1885-1981, American historian and essayist, b. North Adams, Mass. He received his Ph.D. from Columbia in 1917 and published his doctoral dissertation, Philosophy and the Social Problem, in the same year. This was followed by The Story of Philosophy (1926), an immediate best... Read more
	Fernand Cormon Cormon, Fernand (pseudonym of Fernand-Anne Piestre) (b Paris, 24 Dec. 1845; d Paris, 20 Mar. 1924). French painter. He had a successful career both as a painter and as a teacher (his pupils included Matisse, Toulouse-Lautrec, and van Gogh), but his reputation has not lasted well. His work... Read more
	Alfred Hamilton Barr Jr Alfred Hamilton Barr, Jr. 1902-81, American art historian, b. Detroit. Barr taught art history at several colleges and was the first director of the Museum of Modern Art, New York City. He organized more than 100 museum exhibitions and wrote a number of standard art history texts. These include ... Read more
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	Portraying history Magazine article from: The Crisis ...Clinton left office, Knox won the commission to paint his portrait. Presidential...George Washington. Knox is the first African...each] did a study. Simmie was invited to the...when I first walked into the room and saw ...
	Bush praises Clinton as 'forward-looking' Newspaper article from: The Irish Times ...Clinton and his wife, Senator...Tuesday of his 957-page...publishing history. The 1...intended to play into the presidential...and employ his enormous popularity...help in any way he could...themselves by ...
	Hillary Watch Magazine article from: Human Events ...painted by Simmie Knox, the first black artist to paint these official...portraits. Mr. Knox was recommended...your place in history in this building...Soros is using his considerable...sure that his ...
	Clinton's portraitist combines passion with profession News Wire article from: AP Worldstream ...your place in history _ you're...documenting American history," said Robert...African American History and Culture...it just the way I see it...encouraged his drawing to...the eye.Knox grew up poor...s shaped _ ...
	Portraitist a son of sharecroppers.(Knight Ridder Newspapers) Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service ...permanent place in history: The 68...American to paint an official...come a long way from roots...attached to his Silver Spring, Md., home _ Knox developed Bill...ceremony Monday, Knox won praise...Clintons for ...