Search

Search results

Displaying 11 - 20

shorthand

(Encyclopedia) CE5 Shorthand systems shorthand, any brief, rapid system of writing that may be used in transcribing, or recording, the spoken word. Such systems, many having characters based on…

Flavin, Dan

(Encyclopedia) Flavin, DanFlavin, Danflāˈvĭn [key], 1933–96, American sculptor, b. New York City. In the early 1960s, Flavin experimented with fluorescent lights, bending them into complex, angular…

Chauncey Judd: Alarm in Judd's Meadow

Pursuit from Bethany David Wooster's Alarm in Judd's Meadow They were early risers at Mr. Judd's. The habits of industry in which the family were trained, from the oldest to the…

Gregg Araki Biography

Gregg Arakidirector, screenwriterBirthplace: New York City Independent filmmaker Araki has established himself as one of the leading voices of gay cinema. Despite the subversive nature of his…

Dia Art Foundation

(Encyclopedia) Dia Art Foundation, American foundation that supports contemporary art and artists, est. 1974 by art dealer Heiner Friedrich and his wife, art patron Philippa de Menil. The foundation…

Chauncey Judd

by Israel P. Warren Published in 1874 Reprinted from the original by The Perry Press Naugatuck, Conn. 1906 Contents Preface Special Notice Returning From Mill The Tories…

Fetterman, William Judd

(Encyclopedia) Fetterman, William Judd, 1833?–1866, American army officer. In 1861 he enlisted in the Union army from Delaware; he served throughout the Civil War and was twice brevetted for gallant…

Fee, John Gregg

(Encyclopedia) Fee, John Gregg, 1816–1901, American abolitionist clergyman, b. Bracken co., Ky. After two years (1842–44) at Lane Theological Seminary in Cincinnati, he devoted himself to the…