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Homer, Winslow
(Encyclopedia) Homer, Winslow, 1836–1910, American landscape, marine, and genre painter. Homer was born in Boston, where he later worked as a lithographer and illustrator. In 1861 he was sent to the…Cartier-Bresson, Henri
(Encyclopedia) Cartier-Bresson, HenriCartier-Bresson, HenriäNrēˈ kärtēāˈ-brĕsôNˈ [key], 1908–2004, French photojournalist, b. Chanteloup, near Paris. Cartier-Bresson is renowned for his countless…Carver, Raymond
(Encyclopedia) Carver, Raymond, 1938–88, American short-story writer, b. Clatskanie, Oreg. He was raised in the Pacific Northwest, where he often set his sparely written tales of everyday blue-collar…The Journals of Lewis & Clark: January 8, 1806
by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark January 7, 1806January 9, 1806January 8, 1806 Tuesday January 8th 1806. Our meat is begining to become scarse; sent Drewyer and Collins to hunt…Nez Percé
(Encyclopedia) Nez PercéNez Percénĕz pûrs, nā pĕrsāˈ [key] [Fr.,=pierced nose], Native North Americans whose language belongs to the Sahaptin-Chinook branch of the Penutian linguistic stock (see…Cornish
(Encyclopedia) Cornish, language belonging to the Brythonic group of the Celtic subfamily of the Indo-European family of languages. See Celtic languages. See P. B. Ellis, The Cornish Language and…Hockney, David
(Encyclopedia) Hockney, David, 1937–, English painter, studied Royal College of Art. Moving from a distorted, semiexpressionist form of pop art, Hockney developed a highly personal realistic style,…Oppenheimer, J. Robert
(Encyclopedia) Oppenheimer, J. RobertOppenheimer, J. Robertŏpˈənhīˌmər [key], 1904–67, American physicist, b. New York City, grad. Harvard (B.A., 1925), Ph.D. Univ. of Göttingen, 1927. He taught at…Welles, Orson
(Encyclopedia) Welles, Orson, 1915–85, American actor, director, and producer, b. Kenosha, Wis. From childhood he evinced a precocious talent and lofty sense of self-assurance in theatrical matters.…The Journals of Lewis & Clark: June 1, 1806
by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark May 31, 1806June 2, 1806June 1, 1806 Sunday June 1st 1806. Yesterday evening Charbono an LaPage returned, having made a broken voyage. they…Trending
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