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(Encyclopedia) New City, uninc. village (1990 pop. 33,673), seat of Rockland co., SE N.Y., a suburb of New York City. It is primarily residential.Saint James
(Encyclopedia) Saint James, uninc. town (1990 pop. 12,800), Suffolk co., SE N.Y., on Long Island, in a farm and resort area. It is residential.Morland, George
(Encyclopedia) Morland, George, 1763–1804, English genre, animal, and landscape painter. A pupil of his father, Henry Morland (1716–97), a London portrait painter, he left his father's studio when he…Newburgh
(Encyclopedia) NewburghNewburghn&oomacr;ˈbərg, ny&oomacr;ˈ– [key], city (1990 pop. 26,454), Orange co., SE N.Y., on the west bank of the Hudson River, opposite Beacon; settled 1709 by…Davies, Arthur Bowen
(Encyclopedia) Davies, Arthur BowenDavies, Arthur Bowendāˈvĭs, –vēz [key], 1862–1928, American painter and lithographer, b. Utica, N.Y., studied at the Art Institute of Chicago and the Art Students…Sheldon, Edward Austin
(Encyclopedia) Sheldon, Edward Austin, 1823–97, American educator, b. Wyoming co., N.Y., studied at Hamilton College. After illness forced him to cut short his own education, he held a variety of…Avery, Milton
(Encyclopedia) Avery, MiltonAvery, Miltonāˈvərē [key], 1893–1965, American painter, b. Altmar, N.Y. Avery moved to New York City in 1925. Bold massing of forms is characteristic of his figurative…Gifford, Sanford Robinson
(Encyclopedia) Gifford, Sanford Robinson, 1823–80, American painter, b. Greenfield, N.Y. A major painter of the American movement known as luminism, Gifford, who was influenced by Thomas Cole early…Wheeler, William Almon
(Encyclopedia) Wheeler, William Almon, 1819–87, American legislator, vice president of the United States (1877–81), b. Malone, N.Y. Admitted to the New York bar (1845), he was district attorney of…Stanford, Leland
(Encyclopedia) Stanford, Leland, 1824–93, American railroad builder, politician, and philanthropist, b. Watervliet, N.Y. After practicing law in Wisconsin, he went (1852) to California, where he…Trending
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