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DK Arts & Entertainment: Animation

WHAT IS CEL ANIMATION? HOW DOES STOP-FRAME ANIMATION WORK? COMPUTER ANIMATIONFIND OUT MOREAnimation is an illusion made with a sequence of still pictures that are each slightly different. The…

DK Arts & Entertainment: Design

WHAT MAKES A GOOD DESIGN? WHY DO DESIGNS CHANGE? HOW OLD IS FASHION DESIGN? HOW IS A PRODUCT DESIGNED? FIND OUT MOREDesign is the way something is planned, arranged, and made. A designer aims to…

Tatum, Art

(Encyclopedia) Tatum, ArtTatum, Arttāˈtəm [key], 1910–56, American jazz pianist, b. Toledo, Ohio. Born with cataracts in both eyes, Tatum remained virtually blind for life. He read music in Braille,…

Greek art

(Encyclopedia) Greek art, works of art produced in the Aegean basin, a center of artistic activity from very early times (see Aegean civilization). This article covers the art of ancient Greece from…

Movies and Film: It's Art, Stupid!

It's Art, Stupid!Movies and FilmFrench Film HistoryIt's Art, Stupid!A Century of Cinematic SplendorBefore the WarSurfing the "New Wave"The Eighties and NinetiesTen Fabulous French Films Perhaps…

Charles Webster BELL, Congress, CA (1857-1927)

BELL, Charles Webster, a Representative from California; born in Albany, N.Y., June 11, 1857; attended the public schools; moved to California in 1877 and settled in Pasadena, Los Angeles…

Dutch art

(Encyclopedia) Dutch art, the art of the region that is now the Netherlands. As a distinct national style, this art dates from about the turn of the 17th cent., when the country emerged as a…

James Martin BELL, Congress, OH (1796-1849)

BELL, James Martin, a Representative from Ohio; born in Huntingdon County, Pa., October 16, 1796; attended the public schools; studied law in Steubenville, Ohio; was admitted to the bar in…

Peter Hansbrough BELL, Congress, TX (1812-1898)

BELL, Peter Hansbrough, a Representative from Texas; born in Spotsylvania County, Va., May 12, 1812; attended the public schools; moved to Texas in 1836 during the war for Texan independence;…

modern art

(Encyclopedia) modern art, art created from the 19th cent. to the mid-20th cent. by artists who veered away from the traditional concepts and techniques of painting, sculpture, and other fine arts…