(Encyclopedia) Craik, Dinah Maria MulockCraik, Dinah Maria Mulockkrāk [key], 1826–87, English author. She is best known for the moralistic novel John Halifax, Gentleman (1856) and for the children's…
(Encyclopedia) Cox, David, 1783–1859, English landscape painter, a follower of John Constable. He is best known for his watercolors of Welsh scenery, of which he produced a great number. Cox is well…
(Encyclopedia) Cornelius, PeterCornelius, Peterpāˈtər kôrnāˈlē&oobreve;s [key], 1824–74, German composer and poet; follower of Liszt and Wagner. He wrote music criticism, songs, and poetry but is…
(Encyclopedia) Albertinelli, MariottoAlbertinelli, Mariottomäryôtˈtō älbārtēnĕlˈlē [key], 1474–1515, Italian painter. A product of the Florentine school of the High Renaissance, Albertinelli was…
(Encyclopedia) Civitali, MatteoCivitali, Matteomät–tĕˈō chēvētäˈlē [key], 1436–1501, Italian sculptor and architect, born and worked in Lucca, where his work is best represented. Trained in Florence…
(Encyclopedia) Hoffmann, Josef, 1870–1956, Austrian architect. A student of Otto Wagner, he was a leader of Austrian decoration in the first three decades of the 20th cent. His sophisticated…
(Encyclopedia) Augur, HezekiahAugur, Hezekiahôˈgər [key], 1791–1858, American sculptor. After a business failure he devoted himself to art and was encouraged by Samuel F. B. Morse. His bust of…
(Encyclopedia) Lawes, Lewis Edward, 1883–1947, American penologist, b. Elmira, N.Y. As warden (1920–41) of Sing Sing Prison, a New York state prison located at Ossining, N.Y., he carried out many…
(Encyclopedia) UjiUji&oomacr;ˈjē [key], town (1990 pop. 177,010), Kyoto prefecture, S Honshu, Japan. It is a resort and is noted for its green tea and for cormorant fishing. Uji is best known for…
(Encyclopedia) Bracquemond, FélixBracquemond, Félixfālēksˈ bräkmôNˈ [key], 1833–1914, French engraver, painter, and decorator of ceramics. He is best known for his many etchings, both original and…
