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Duveen, Joseph, 1st Baron Duveen of Millbank

(Encyclopedia) Duveen, Joseph, 1st Baron Duveen of MillbankDuveen, Joseph, 1st Baron Duveen of Millbankdy&oobreve;vēnˈ, d&oomacr;– [key], 1869–1939, English art dealer, b. Hull. Beginning his…

Lewis, Wyndham

(Encyclopedia) Lewis, Wyndham (Percy Wyndham Lewis)Lewis, Wyndhamwĭnˈdəm [key], 1886–1957, English author and painter, born on a ship on the Bay of Fundy. With Ezra Pound, he was cofounder and editor…

Stirling, Sir James Frazer

(Encyclopedia) Stirling, Sir James Frazer, 1924–92, British architect., b. Glasgow, grad. Univ. of Liverpool school of architecture (1950). Settling in London, Stirling worked in partnership (1956–63…

Foster, Jodie

(Encyclopedia) Foster, Jodie (Alicia Christian Foster), 1962–, American actress and film director, b. Los Angeles, Yale Univ. (B.A., 1985). A child…

Pulitzer Prize for Poetry

The premier prize for American poetry The Pulitzer Prize for Poetry, first given in 1922, is widely recognized as one of the biggest prizes in the American publishing industry. It's important to…

Rossetti, Dante Gabriel

(Encyclopedia) Rossetti, Dante GabrielRossetti, Dante Gabrieldănˈtē gāˈbrēəl [key]Rossetti, Dante Gabriel rōsĕtˈē [key], 1828–82, English poet and painter; son of Gabriele Rossetti and brother of…

Israel, country, Asia

(Encyclopedia) CE5 IsraelIsraelĭzˈrēəl [key], officially State of Israel, republic (2015 est. pop. 8,065,000, including Israelis in occupied Arab territories), 7,992 sq mi (20,700 sq km), SW Asia…

Dale Taylor 1998 Deaths

Dale TaylorAge: 21 Southern University linebacker who collapsed during a preseason workout; of cardiomyopathyDied: Baton Rouge, La., Jan 26, 1998John TateR - ZTelford Taylor

Eric Tabarly 1998 Deaths

Eric TabarlyAge: 66 France's best-known yachtsman; won several solo races, including four major races in 1967 and the Los Angeles-Tahiti race in 1972; of a fall off his boat 35 miles off the…

Kitaj, R. B.

(Encyclopedia) Kitaj, R. B. (Ronald Brooks Kitaj)Kitaj, R. B.kĭtīˈ [key], 1932–2007, American painter, b. Chagrin Falls, Ohio. In 1958 he moved to London, where he attended the Ruskin School, Oxford…