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Guérin, Jules

(Encyclopedia)Guérin, Jules gĕrˈĭn [key], 1866–1946, American mural painter and illustrator, b. St. Louis. His illustrations appeared in leading magazines. He executed decorations for the Lincoln Memorial, Wa...

Cox, Louise Howland King

(Encyclopedia)Cox, Louise Howland King, 1865–1945, American painter, b. San Francisco. She studied at the National Academy of Design and at the Art Students League, New York, under Kenyon Cox. whom she married in...

Connolly, Maureen

(Encyclopedia)Connolly, Maureen, 1934–69, American tennis player, b. San Diego, Calif. She became, at 16, the youngest player to win the U.S. national singles. She successfully defended the U.S. title (1952, 1953...

Amato, Giovanni Antonio d'

(Encyclopedia)Amato, Giovanni Antonio d' jōvänˈnē äntôˈnyō dämäˈtō [key], 1475–1555, Neapolitan painter, called Il Vecchio [the elder]. He imitated the style of Perugino. Paintings by him are in many ...

Porto Torres

(Encyclopedia)Porto Torres pôrˈtō tôrˈrĕs [key], town, NW Sardinia, Italy, at the mouth of the Mannu River. The port for nearby Sassari, it is a commercial, fishing, and ferry service center. It was a Phoenic...

Potenza

(Encyclopedia)Potenza pōtānˈtsä [key], city (1990 pop. 65,714), capital of Basilicata and of Potenza prov., S Italy, in the Apennines. It is an agricultural, commercial, and light industrial center. Founded in ...

sans-culottides

(Encyclopedia)sans-culottides säN-külôtēdˈ [key], the last five days of the year in the French Revolutionary calendar, thus named in honor of the sans-culottes. ...

Río Piedras

(Encyclopedia)Río Piedras pyāˈᵺräs [key], suburb of San Juan, Puerto Rico, with which it was merged in 1951. It is an industrial and agricultural trading center. The main campus of the Univ. of Puerto Rico is...

Azusa

(Encyclopedia)Azusa əzo͞oˈsə [key], city (2020 pop. 50,000), Los Angeles co., S Calif., in the San Gabriel valley; inc. 1898. It is a residential and industrial city in a citrus-fru...

Ontario, city, United States

(Encyclopedia)Ontario, city (1990 pop. 133,179), San Bernardino co., S Calif., near Los Angeles, in a region of vineyards; inc. 1891. Manufactures include aircraft and aircraft parts, aerospace vehicle parts, sport...