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Millais, Sir John Everett
(Encyclopedia) Millais, Sir John EverettMillais, Sir John Everettmĭlāˈ [key], 1829–96, English painter. A prodigy, he began studying at the Royal Academy at the age of 11. In 1848, together with…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…Freud, Lucian Michael
(Encyclopedia) Freud, Lucian Michael 1922–2011, British painter, b. Berlin. A grandson of Sigmund Freud, he settled in England in 1933 and became a British subject in 1939. He is widely regarded as…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 TaylorEric 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…Basquiat, Jean-Michel
(Encyclopedia) Basquiat, Jean-MichelBasquiat, Jean-Michelbäsˌkē-ätˈ [key], 1960–88, American painter, b. Brooklyn, N.Y. Born into a middle-class Haitian and Puerto Rican family, he was a 1980s art…Trending
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