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(Encyclopedia) NapierNapiernāˈpēər [key], city (1993 est. pop. 51,800), E central North Island, New Zealand, on Hawke Bay, close to Hastings. It is a major center for wool, as well as meat, fruit,…Pulitzer Prizes: National Telegraphic Reporting
Winners for telegraphic reporting 1942Louis Stark (New York Times)1944Dewey L. Fleming (Baltimore Sun)1945James Reston (New York Times)1946Edward A. Harris (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)…Guggenheim, Peggy
(Encyclopedia) Guggenheim, Peggy (Marguerite Guggenheim), 1898–1979, American modern art patron and collector, b. New York City. The daughter of Benjamin, niece of Solomon, and grand-daughter of…Le Va, Barry Edward
(Encyclopedia) Le Va, Barry Edward, 1941-2021, American sculptor and performance artist, b. Long Beach, Ca., Otis Art Instit. (B.A., 1964; M.F.A.,…Mondrian, Piet
(Encyclopedia) Mondrian, PietMondrian, Pietpēt mônˈdrēän [key], 1872–1944, Dutch painter. He studied at the academy in Amsterdam and passed through an early naturalistic phase. In 1910 he went to…Carlo Fassi Biography
Carlo FassiAge: 67 respected Italian figure skating coach; coached Olympic champions Peggy Fleming and Dorothy Hamill; was European champion in 1953 and 1954 as well as a bronze medalist at…John C. Sheehan
John C. SheehanBorn: 1915Birthplace: Battle Creek, Mich. Semi-synthetic penicillin—For almost 30 years after Sir Alexander Fleming's discovery of penicillin, the process for harvesting the…Gabo, Naum
(Encyclopedia) Gabo, NaumGabo, Naumnoum gäˈbō [key], 1890–1977, Russian sculptor, architect, theorist, and teacher, brother of Antoine Pevsner. Gabo lived in Munich and Norway until the end of the…Turrell, James
(Encyclopedia) Turrell, James, 1943–, American installation and land artist, b. Los Angeles, grad. Pomona College (B.A., 1965), Claremont Graduate School (M.F.A., 1973). Turrell's career began in the…Tworkov, Jack
(Encyclopedia) Tworkov, Jack, 1900–82, American painter, b. Bela, Russia (now Biała, Poland). His family immigrated to the United States in 1913 and settled in New York. He studied at Columbia (B.A…Trending
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