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Domenico Ghirlandaio
Domenico Ghirlandaio , 1449-94, Florentine painter, whose family name was Bigordi. He may have studied painting and mosaics under Alesso Baldovinetti. Ghirlandaio was an excellent technician. Keenly observant of the contemporary scene, he depicted many prominent Florentine personalities within his... Read more |
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Baden Powell
Baden Powell Guitarist Became Hero among European Jazz Buffs Distinguished Classical Guitarist Selected discography Sources For almost half a century, the Brazilian born guitar player Baden Powell has been one of the key musicians among his country’s jazz scene. However,... Read more |
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Philips Wouwerman
Philips Wouwerman , 1619-68, Dutch painter of Haarlem. He is best known for his spirited scenes of battles, encampments, cavalry skirmishes, and hunts. Of these he painted several hundred, of varying excellence, but characterized by brilliant color, vivacity, and excellent composition. Figures and... Read more |
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Trajectory
Trajectory The trajectory of a bullet is the path of flight it follows from being fired to reaching its target. In cases of shootings that claim a victim as their target, the forensic specialist will want to try to work out the trajectory of the bullet as part of the crime scene... Read more |
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Robert Edmond Jones
Robert Edmond Jones 1887-1954, American scene designer, b. Milton, N.H. With his design in 1915 for The Man Who Married a Dumb Wife, a new era of scene design began in the United States. His use of color and dramatic lighting enhanced his imaginative sets. Some of Jones's most notable designs... Read more |
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Judith Leyster
Leyster, Judith (bapt. Haarlem, 28 July 1609; bur. Heemstede, 10 Feb. 1660). Dutch painter of genre scenes, portraits, and still-life. She was probably a pupil of Frans Hals in Haarlem, where she spent her early career. After her marriage to Jan Miense Molenaer in 1636 she moved to Amsterdam,... Read more |
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Charles Edward Russell
Charles Edward Russell 1860-1941, American author, b. Davenport, Iowa. He was a prominent newspaper editor (1894-1902) in New York and Chicago. A member of the Socialist party before World War I, he declined the party's presidential nomination in 1916. His many books include The Uprising of the... Read more |
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bodegon
bodegón. Spanish term that was originally used to describe a low-class tavern and by the 1590s was applied to pictures featuring scenes of humble life in which food or drink play a part. Some bodegones actually depict tavern interiors, but others are set in kitchens or unspecific surroundings.... Read more |
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Built to Spill
Built to SpillRock group Built to Spill, one of several projects created by musician Doug Martsch, always took pride in its reputation as one of the best kept secrets of the underground, alternative rock scene. Martsch, considered by critics as one of independent rock's most striking songwriters... Read more |
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Brainiac
Brainiac Rock group Storming out of a scene that spawned Guided by Voices and later the Breeders, Brainiac took a cue from dormant and nearby Ohioans Devo, and delivered three albums and two EPs of intensely quirky rock and pop that helped put their hometown of Dayton on the map. With... Read more |
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