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Bios of Artists, Painters, Sculptors, and More

  Painters, sculptors, and photographers   Read the brief and informative biographies of notable artists, from Pablo Picasso and Mary Cassatt to Vincent Van Gogh and Georgia O'Keeffe…

Renaissance

(Encyclopedia) RenaissanceRenaissancerĕnəsänsˈ, –zänsˈ [key] [Fr.,=rebirth], term used to describe the development of Western civilization that marked the transition from medieval to modern times.…

The Oscars

Oscars–Filmographies Best Director Best Actor Best Actress Best Suppporting Actor Best Supporting Actress Best Adapted Screenplay Best Original Screenplay Best Original Music or…

English art and architecture

(Encyclopedia) English art and architecture, the distinctive national art and architecture that art may be said to have evolved in the 12th cent. with the Norman style. Building before that time was…

American art

(Encyclopedia) American art, the art of the North American colonies and of the United States. There are separate articles on American architecture, North American Native art, pre-Columbian art and…

State Department Notes on Namibia

U.S. Department of State Background Note Index: People History Government and Political Conditions Economy National Security Foreign Relations U.S.-Namibian Relations PEOPLENamibians are of…

National Baseball Hall of Fame

Cooperstown, N.Y.FieldersMember Active yearsAaron, Henry (Hank) 1954–1976Anson, Adrian (Cap) 1876–1897Aparicio, Luis 1956–1973Appling, Lucius (Luke) 1930–1950Ashburh, Richie 1948–1962Averill, H.…

Judaism

(Encyclopedia) JudaismJudaismj&oomacr;ˈdəĭzˌəm, j&oomacr;ˈdē– [key], the religious beliefs and practices and the way of life of the Jews. The term itself was first used by Hellenized Jews to…

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