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Robert Feke
Robert Feke , c.1705-c.1750, early American portrait painter, b. Oyster Bay, N.Y. He practiced in Newport, R.I., New York City, Philadelphia, and Boston. He probably studied in Europe for a time, but soon developed a very personal painting style. His best-known portrait of Isaac Royall and his... Read more |
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Gibbs
Gibbs, (Oliver) Wolcott (b. New York, N.Y., 21 February 1822; d. Newport, Rhode Island, 9 December 1908) chemistry Gibbs Read more |
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William Coddington
William Coddington 1601-78, one of the founders of Rhode Island, probably b. Boston, England. He came to America in 1630 as an officer of the Massachusetts Bay Company and was its treasurer from 1634 to 1636. He supported Anne Hutchinson in the antinomian controversy. With her, John Clarke , and... Read more |
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Rhode Island (state)
Rhode Island smallest state in the United States, located in New England; bounded by Massachusetts (N and E), the Atlantic Ocean (S), and Connecticut (W). Its official name is the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations. Facts and Figures Area, 1,214 sq mi (3,144 sq km). Pop. (2000)... Read more |
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John Clarke
John Clarke 1609-76, one of the founders of Rhode Island, b. Westhorpe, Suffolk, England. He emigrated to Boston in 1637 and shortly thereafter joined Anne Hutchinson (with whom he had sided in the antinomian controversy) and William Coddington in founding (1638) Portsmouth on Aquidneck (Rhode... Read more |
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Society Islands
Society Islands island group (2002 pop. 214,445), South Pacific, a part of French Polynesia . The group comprises the Windward Islands and the Leeward Islands (total land area c.650 sq mi/1,680 sq km), two clusters of volcanic and coral islands lying in a 450-mi (724-km) chain. Only eight of the... Read more |
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Mariana Islands
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The essential Newport - Rhode Island's City by the Sea offers plenty of...
...marine, landscape and portrait paintings, prints and...collector of American and Newport works (by John La Farge...Visitors find they view Newport's rocky coastline...techniques. Drop by the Newport Book Store to talk to...landscapists as well as portraits of local luminaries...Age and ... |
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Foundation seeking to preserve historic Newport, Rhode Island synagogue
...2005 Dateline: NEWPORT, Rhode IslandThe oldest...arrived in 1658 in Rhode Island _ a colony founded...later _ designed by Newport architect Peter...in America and a portrait gallery focused...Newport Historical Society.Said Balaban... |
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SALVE REGINA PRESIDENT INDUCTED INTO RHODE ISLAND HERITAGE HALL OF FAME
...into the Rhode Island Heritage Hall...to the State of Rhode Island and enriched...A native of Rhode Island, Sister...Mercy serving in Rhode Island and Central...Trustees - Bank of Newport, Board of Advisors...permanent home. Portraits of inductees ... |
 "The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk, VA)")
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CHERYL L. HINDLE VOLUNTEER POSED AS SANTA FOR PET PORTRAITS.(CHESAPEAKE CLIPPER)
...the Chesapeake Humane Society. ``I helped do paperwork...the Chesapeake Humane Society and a volunteer at the...Favorite vacation retreat: Newport, Rhode Island Biggest irritant: Lack...the Chesapeake Humane Society and the Animal Control... |
 "The Boston Globe (Boston, MA)")
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BLOCK ISLAND: PORTRAITS OF YESTERYEAR NEW PHOTO EXHIBIT CAPTURES THE PAST
...retreats on Block Island. Its rolling...mainland of Rhode Island: An...Historical Society received a...exhibit to Newport and Westerly...The Block Island House was...is an 1880 portrait called "Moonlight on Block Island" by New York...director of the Rhode ... |
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Girl's portrait brings pretty price.(Arts and Lifestyle)
When a portrait of a girl in a red...was $7,280 and a portrait of the schooner Yankee...The Preservation Society of Newport County, the Newport Restoration Foundation and Preserve Rhode Island are offering a lecture... |
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10 reasons to love South County
...the Audubon Society of Rhode Island...lighthouses, myriad islands, plus a turn...goes under the Newport and Jamestown...information. Rhode Island Bay Lighthouse...Howland? It's Rhode Island-born...presidential portrait artist, who...before moving to ... |
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U.S. Ambassador John L. Loeb Jr. Ret. Contributes to New Memoir Chronicling...
...early American portraits and reader-friendly...Jewish Historical Society Web site (www...more than 200 portraits of American Jews...nation, located in Newport, Rhode Island. The center is...Congregation in Newport, sent at the... |
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Cornelia Guest: lady of the manor: C.Z. Guest's daughter--and Andy Warhol's...
...Westbury on Long Island's Gold Coast...Salvador Dali's portrait of C.Z. nor...Jumping Derby in Newport, Rhode Island. The hotels were...of French high society, the baron Alexis...For the Humane Society of New York's... |
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AMERICA'S QUEEN: A Life of Jaqueline Kennedy Onassis.(Review)
...picture but rather a devastating portrait of social climbing, venality...and a pillar of Washington and Newport society, with several children and two...including Hammersmith Farm in Newport, Rhode Island, where Jack and Jackie's wedding... |
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