PRITCHARD, Joel McFee, a Representative from Washington; born in Seattle, King County, Wash., May 5, 1925; attended the public schools; Marietta College, 1946-1947; served in the United States…
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(Encyclopedia) Taeuber-Arp, Sophie, 1889–1943, Swiss textile designer, painter, and sculptor, b. Sophie Henriette Gertrude Taeuber. She taught textile design (1916–29) at the School of Arts and…