(Encyclopedia) model and modeling, in painting, the use of light and shade to simulate volume in the representation of solids. In sculpture the terms denote a technique involving the use of a pliable…
(Encyclopedia) Gladstone, city (2020 pop. 27,063), Clay co., W Mo., a suburb surrounded by Kansas City; founded c.1878, inc. 1952. The city has diverse…
Senate Years of Service: 1813-1817; 1819-1823Party: Democratic Republican; Adams-Clay RepublicanBROWN, James, (brother of John Brown of Virginia and Kentucky (1757-1837), cousin of John…
Senate Years of Service: 1954-1956; 1956-2003Party: Democrat; RepublicanTHURMOND, James Strom, a Senator from South Carolina; born in Edgefield, S.C., December 5, 1902; attended the public…
(Encyclopedia) Liberty, city (1990 pop. 20,459), seat of Clay co., W central Mo., in a grain and livestock area; laid out 1822. It has railroad yards and grain elevators. William Jewell College is…
(Encyclopedia) PittsburgPittsburgpĭtsˈbərg [key]. 1 Industrial city (1990 pop. 47,564), Contra Costa co., W Calif., on the edge of the San Francisco Bay area, at the junction of the Sacramento and…
WILLIAMS, Thomas Sutler, a Representative from Illinois; born in Louisville, Clay County, Ill., February 14, 1872; attended Willis district school, Louisville High School, and Austin College,…
PORCELAINMAKING CERAMICSBIOGRAPHY: JOSIAH WEDGWOOD English, 1730-1795ADVANCED CERAMICSFIND OUT MOREThe word ceramic comes from an ancient Greek word for “burned earth”. Ceramics are made by…
The world beyond Charlotte's Web—Holly Hartman Since the days of Aesop's fables, animal stories have brought readers closer to the animal kingdom while pointing up truths about the human world.…
(through 2005)Most hits game—5, Paul Molitor, Milwaukee A.L., first game vs. St. Louis N.L., 1982.Most 4-hit games, series—2, Robin Yount, Milwaukee A.L., first and fifth games vs. St. Louis N.L.,…
