(Encyclopedia) Kertész, AndréKertész, Andrékĕrtĕshˈ [key], 1894–1985, American photographer, b. Budapest. His black-and-white modernist photographs often capture small, lyrical, and emotionally…
(Encyclopedia) Miller, Henry, 1891–1980, American author, b. New York City. Miller sought to reestablish the freedom to live without the conventional restraints of civilization. His books are…
(Encyclopedia) Vanderlyn, JohnVanderlyn, Johnvănˈdərlĭn [key], 1776–1852, American portrait and historical painter, b. Kingston, N.Y. Under the patronage of Aaron Burr he studied with Gilbert Stuart…
sculptorBorn: 1892Birthplace: Green Cove Springs, Florida A major Harlem Renaissance figure, Savage began creating clay figures as a child, but she did not begin formal art studies until she moved…
international correspondentBorn: 11/8/1908Birthplace: St. Louis, Mo. Gellhorn dropped out of Bryn Mawr College in 1927 to become a writer. The New Republic accepted a few of her articles, but…
(Sophie Maupu)actressBorn: 11/17/1966Birthplace: Paris, France Fearing a life in a job similar to one she had unloading a produce truck, the then-thirteen-year-old Sophie Maupu (now Marceau)…
BABCOCK, Leander, a Representative from New York; born in Paris, Oneida County, N.Y., March 1, 1811; was graduated from Union College, Schenectady, N.Y., in 1830; studied law; was admitted to…
CARTER, Timothy Jarvis, a Representative from Maine; born in Bethel, in the Maine district of Massachusetts, August 18, 1800; attended the town schools of Bethel; studied law at Northampton,…
LIVINGSTON, Henry Walter, (son of Walter Livingston), a Representative from New York; born in Linlithgo, Columbia County, N.Y., in 1768; was graduated from Yale College in 1786; studied law;…
HALDEMAN, Richard Jacobs, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Harrisburg, Pa., May 19, 1831; pursued an academic course, and was graduated from Yale College in 1851; attended…
