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Algernon
Algernon ♂ Of Norman French origin, originally a byname meaning ‘with a moustache’ (from Old French grenon, gernon ‘moustache’). The Normans were as a rule clean-shaven, and this formed a suitable distinguishing nickname when it was applied to William de Percy,... Read more |
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Educational technology
TECHNOLOGY IN EDUCATION current trendssusan m. williams schoolhoward d. mehlingersusan m. powers higher educationroger g. baldwin CURRENT TRENDS Computers and Internet connections are becoming widely available in schools and classrooms. In 1999, 99 percent of teachers in the United States had... Read more |
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Marfan Syndrome
Marfan syndrome Definition Marfan syndrome is an inherited disorder of the connective tissue that causes abnormalities of a child's eyes, cardiovascular system, and musculoskeletal system. It is named for the French pediatrician, Antoine Marfan (1858-1942), who first... Read more |
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William Merritt Chase
William Merritt Chase 1849-1916, American painter, b. Williamsburg, Ind., studied in Indianapolis and in Munich under Piloty. In 1878 he began his long career as an influential teacher at the Art Students League of New York and later established his own summer school of landscape painting in the... Read more |
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parkway
parkway. Scenic road pioneered in America, laid out in an area of preserved forest or a swathe of enhanced landscape. A precedent was Olmsted's series of connected suburban public parks linked by road at Boston, MA, designed with Charles Eliot (1859–97), and completed 1902. However, the... Read more |
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Nicole Farhi
FRENCH CONNECTION British fashion house Founded:in London by Stephen Marks, 1969. Company History:Introduced French Connection label, 1972; launched menswear collection, 1976; hired Nicole Farhi as designer, from 1978; introduced Nicole Farhi label, 1983; launched... Read more |
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Oostende
Oostende , Fr. Ostende, city (1991 pop. 68,500), West Flanders prov., W Belgium, on the North Sea. It is a major commercial and fishing port, connected by canals with Bruges and Ghent . Oostende is also an industrial and rail center, as well as a seaside resort. It has a ferry terminal that... Read more |
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Calm reflections -- No sextant necessary to plot a course o'er 'Rivers, Sea...
...Phelan of Chevy Chase, Md., depict...art. Other than William Merritt Chase and Reginald Marsh...subtly reveals the connections between European...are here, from William R. Wheeler...with the original French ... |
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All the World
...grandmother's French paint box, which...have a natural connection with the land...farmhouses in the French countryside, and...she designed the French cottage-style...Singer Sargent, William Merritt Chase, ... |
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Parallel lives; The life and work of Arthur B. Carles are similar to Demuth's...
...under some blockbuster names like William Merritt Chase and Thomas P. Anshutz. Carles...circles, making the most of his connections and achieving commercial success...soft blue portrait of a sinewy French singer, still in its original... |
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Open house -- Holly Springs pilgrimage knocks on historic doors, reveals...
...homes are a way of life and a connection to the past, which they are eager...great painter and her mentor, William Merritt Chase. She never married and she never...first opened to the public. A French gothic, the home was built in... |
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THE BEST OF BOTH WORLDS; IN "CIRCA 1900' GREAT ARTISTS FROM EUROPE AND...
...this creative connection is what the show...1844-1916) and William Merritt Chase (1849-1916...European styles. French Impressionists...original group of French Impressionists...ethereal qualities of French ... |
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D.C. society and beyond
...Washington, Bethesda, Chevy Chase or Arlington. Fortunately...Stuart, Mary Cassatt and William Merritt Chase and Andy Warhol, to...painted 1948 by a French artist who catered to...Despite the capital connections, only six ... |
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FINDING A DEAR ITEM IS RARE
...in a publication in connection with the 1973 exhibition...scene in springtime by William Merritt Chase (1849-1916) highlights...pieces, including a French style porch set from...summer residence of Mrs. William Kennard Kenly ... |