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Borenius, Tancred
(Encyclopedia)Borenius, Tancred tängˈkrād bôrēˈnēəs [key], 1885–1948, art historian and teacher, b. Finland. He became professor of the history of art at University College, London, in 1922. In 1933 he be...Tomlin, Bradley Walker
(Encyclopedia)Tomlin, Bradley Walker, 1899–1953, American painter, b. Syracuse, N.Y., grad. Syracuse Univ. (1921). He also studied painting in London and Paris. His early work includes cover designs for Vogue and...Tryon, Dwight William
(Encyclopedia)Tryon, Dwight William trīˈən [key], 1849–1925, American landscape painter, b. Hartford, Conn., studied in Paris under C. F. Daubigny and Jacquesson de la Chevreuse. Upon his return to the United ...Vermeylen, August
(Encyclopedia)Vermeylen, August ouˈgo͝ost vĕrmīˈlən [key], 1872–1945, Flemish writer and critic. Active in the Flemish literary revival, he was the chief founder (1893) of the journal Van Nu en Straks [toda...Palomino de Castro y Velasco, Acislo Antonio
(Encyclopedia)Palomino de Castro y Velasco, Acislo Antonio äthēsˈlō äntōˈnyō pälōmēˈnō ᵺā käˈstrō ē vāläsˈkō [key], 1655–1726, Spanish historical painter and writer on art, called the Span...Shunsho
(Encyclopedia)Shunsho (Katsukawa Shunsho) kätso͞oˈkäwä sho͝onˈshō [key], 1726–92, Japanese painter and printmaker. A painter of the ukiyo-e style (see Japanese art), in which costume design and color are ...Shen Chou
(Encyclopedia)Shen Chou shĕn jō [key], 1427–1509, Chinese painter of the Ming dynasty. He and Wen Cheng-Ming (1470–1559) were the two most important painters of the Wu school, a group of leading literati arti...Napier
(Encyclopedia)Napier nāˈpēər [key], city (1993 est. pop. 51,800), E central North Island, New Zealand, on Hawke Bay, close to Hastings. It is a major center for wool, as well as meat, fruit, and dairy exports; ...Guggenheim, Peggy
(Encyclopedia)Guggenheim, Peggy (Marguerite Guggenheim), 1898–1979, American modern art patron and collector, b. New York City. The daughter of Benjamin, niece of Solomon, and grand-daughter of Meyer Guggenheim, ...Browse by Subject
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