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Bauhaus

(Encyclopedia)Bauhaus bouˈhous [key], artists' collective and school of art and architecture in Germany (1919–33). The Bauhaus revolutionized art training by combining the teaching of classic arts with the study...

Beacon

(Encyclopedia)Beacon, city (2020 pop. 14,370), Dutchess co., SE N.Y., on the E bank of the Hudson River; settled 1663, inc. in 1913 when Fishkill Landing and Matteawa...

Tomlin, Bradley Walker

(Encyclopedia)Tomlin, Bradley Walker, 1899–1953, American painter, b. Syracuse, N.Y., grad. Syracuse Univ. (1921). He also studied painting in London and Paris. His early work includes cover designs for Vogue and...

Helsinki

(Encyclopedia)Helsinki hĕlˈsĭngkē [key], Swed. Helsingfors, city (2020 pop. 653,835), capital of Finlan...

Li T'ang

(Encyclopedia)Li T'ang lē täng [key], c.1050–1130, Chinese painter of the Sung dynasty. A leader of the academy founded by the Emperor Hui-tsung, he established a mode of painting that was widely followed in su...

Labille-Guiard, Adélaide

(Encyclopedia)Labille-Guiard, Adélaide ädāläēdˈ läbēˈyə-gēärˈ [key], 1749–1803, French painter. Labille-Guiard was a painter of the French nobility before the Revolution and survived to paint the cit...

Atami

(Encyclopedia)Atami ätäˈmē [key], city, Shizuoka prefecture, central Honshu, Japan. It is a major resort, famed for its scenery and its hot springs. Atami was once the site of a gey...

Shelburne

(Encyclopedia)Shelburne, town (1990 pop. 5,871) in Chittenden co., NW Vermont, 7 mi (11 km) S of Burlington on the banks of Lake Champlain. A popular resort, Shelburne is also a center for local lumber and dairy in...

Scottsdale

(Encyclopedia)Scottsdale, city (1990 pop. 130,069), Maricopa co., central Ariz.; settled in 1895 by Winfield Scott, inc. 1951. It is a resort and retirement center in the Phoenix metropolitan area. Manufacturing in...

di Suvero, Mark

(Encyclopedia)di Suvero, Mark dē so͞oˈvərō [key], 1933–, American sculptor, b. Shanghai. Di Suvero's major works are constructions of massize pieces of steel, huge weathered timbers, tires, chains, and rope....