(Encyclopedia) overture, instrumental musical composition written as an introduction to an opera, ballet, oratorio, musical, or play. The earliest Italian opera overtures were simply pieces of…
(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…
A decade-by-decade look at fashion in the United StatesWhat Goes Around Comes AroundAn “Overall” Look at ClothingFashion FirstsFashion HazardsColor and FashionTrousers in HistoryCenturies of Jeans…
