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Klee, Paul
(Encyclopedia) Klee, PaulKlee, Paulpoul klā [key], 1879–1940, Swiss painter, graphic artist, and art theorist, b. near Bern. Klee's enormous production (more than 10,000 paintings, drawings, and…Day Lewis, C.
(Encyclopedia) Day Lewis, C. (Cecil Day Lewis), 1904–72, English author, b. Ireland. While he was still at Oxford, he became associated with a group of leftist poets led by W. H. Auden. After…Law, Andrew Bonar
(Encyclopedia) Law, Andrew BonarLaw, Andrew Bonarbŏnˈər [key], 1858–1923, British statesman, b. Canada. He went to Scotland as a boy and in 1900, after a business career, was elected to Parliament as…Forsythe, William
(Encyclopedia) Forsythe, WilliamForsythe, Williamfôrsīthˈ [key], 1949–, American dancer and choreographer, b. New York City. He trained with the Joffrey Ballet (1971–73), then joined the Stuttgart…Hildegard of Bingen, Saint
(Encyclopedia) Hildegard of Bingen, SaintHildegard of Bingen, Sainthĭlˈdəgärthˌ, bĭngˈən [key], 1098–1179, German nun, mystic, composer, writer, and cultural figure, Doctor of the Church, known as…Leyster, Judith
(Encyclopedia) Leyster, Judith, 1609–60, painter of Holland's 17th-century “golden age,” one of the few women artists prior to the late 19th cent. whose work has been recognized. She is thought to…Fiedler, Arthur
(Encyclopedia) Fiedler, Arthur, 1894–1979, American conductor, b. Brookline, Mass. Fiedler, who ultimately became a grandfatherly American musical icon, studied violin with his father, a member of…Blunt, Anthony Frederick
(Encyclopedia) Blunt, Anthony Frederick, 1907–83, English art historian and Soviet spy, grad. Cambridge. Director of the Courtauld Institute of Art after 1947 and professor of the history of art at…Voznesensky, Andrei Andreyevich
(Encyclopedia) Voznesensky, Andrei AndreyevichVoznesensky, Andrei Andreyevichəndrāˈ əndrāˈəvĭch vəznyəsyānˈskē [key], 1933–2010, Russian poet, b. Moscow. Voznesensky studied at the Moscow…Tromp, Maarten Harpertszoon
(Encyclopedia) Tromp, Maarten HarpertszoonTromp, Maarten Harpertszoonmärˈtən härˈpərtsōn [key]Tromp, Maarten Harpertszoon trômp [key], 1597–1653, Dutch admiral. A sailor from childhood, he joined the…Trending
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