Search results for "Art of the United Kingdom" - New World Encyclopedia
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- The Arts and Crafts movement was a British and American aesthetic ... arts, cabinet making, crafts, and even the "cottage" garden ...15 KB (2,276 words) - 17:43, 16 August 2023
- He is famous for his portraits of important figures in colonial ... From about 1760 until 1774, Copley painted the finest portraits of ...16 KB (2,390 words) - 04:03, 3 May 2024
- established for charitable purposes only. The law favors charities because ... to benefit society or a specific group of people within that society ...17 KB (2,518 words) - 01:47, 4 December 2023
- Improvisation is the art of acting and reacting, in the moment, to ... The art of improvisation often focuses on bringing one's personal ...10 KB (1,481 words) - 15:30, 4 February 2023
- (c. 544 – 496 B.C.E.) was a Chinese author of The Art of War (Chinese: 兵 ... The Art of War is a systematic guide to strategy and tactics for rulers ...22 KB (3,388 words) - 13:53, 28 April 2023
- Black History Month is an annual observance originating in the United ... In February 1926, Carter G. Woodson launched the celebration of "Negro ...22 KB (3,112 words) - 18:05, 31 October 2023
- – August 27, 1988, Ithaca, New York, United States) was a distinguished ... Cambridge where he developed an interest in the philosophy of mathematics ...9 KB (1,265 words) - 00:54, 9 November 2022
- Edward Hopper (July 22, 1882 – May 15, 1967) was one of the foremost ... After he began spending summers in Gloucester, Massachusets his art ...15 KB (2,255 words) - 18:24, 12 February 2024
- meet particular goals, most commonly to pass the entrance examinations of high ... school and weekend programs for students of all ages, including even college ...15 KB (2,182 words) - 01:09, 7 April 2022
- diplomat, and philanthropist. He inherited the successful newspaper publishing ... through Ellis Island to begin a life in the United States. Beginning his ...16 KB (2,264 words) - 22:11, 3 May 2023
- Kyudo (弓道) (The "Way of the Bow") is the Japanese art ... approximately half a million practitioners of kyudo today. In Japan, by most ...13 KB (2,130 words) - 04:14, 6 October 2022
- is an institution where children receive the first stage of compulsory ... The major goals of elementary education are achieving basic literacy ...23 KB (3,445 words) - 10:17, 21 January 2023
- in painting, he was a leading proponent of the credo, "art for art ... The symbol was apt, for Whistler's art was characterized by a ...14 KB (2,184 words) - 08:36, 1 April 2024
- adventurer and statesman preeminent in the world of French politics and ... Malraux studied Oriental languages at the École des Langues Orientales ...14 KB (2,092 words) - 20:07, 26 July 2023
- A Fabergé egg is considered to be any one of the sixty-nine ... his assistants between 1885 and 1917. Fifty of those eggs—known as the Imperial ...17 KB (2,453 words) - 00:03, 25 March 2024
- The Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood (also known as the Pre-Raphaelites ... The group's intention was to reform art by rejecting what they ...16 KB (2,149 words) - 00:32, 12 April 2023
- was a leading Russian painter and sculptor of the Peredvizhniki artistic ... Repin was born in the town of Chuguev near Kharkov in the heart of ...10 KB (1,457 words) - 16:31, 12 February 2024
- Art Deco was a popular international design movement from 1925 until ... Art Deco experienced a decline in popularity during the late 1930s ...22 KB (3,243 words) - 04:01, 15 August 2023
- Buddhist art refers to the rich and diverse representations of religious ... Early Buddhist art emerged in India and Sri Lanka following the death ...37 KB (5,547 words) - 18:34, 22 November 2023
- Building or "Castle" on the National Mall serves as the ... The Smithsonian Institution is the world's largest educational ...22 KB (3,235 words) - 21:18, 30 January 2023
