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DK Encyclopedia: Arts & Entertainment

PAINTINGWHAT KINDS OF PAINTS DO ARTISTS USE? HOW AND WHEN DID PAINTING BEGIN? WHAT SUBJECTS DO ARTISTS PAINT? WHAT IS ILLUSIONISM? PERSPECTIVEFIND OUT MOREDRAWINGWHAT DO ARTISTS DRAW WITH? WHAT DO…

Homework Center: Language Arts

Subjects » Geography» History» Language Arts» Mathematics» Science» Social StudiesHomework Skills Writing | Research Speaking & Listening Studying Reference Sources…

Bell, Derrick Albert, Jr.

(Encyclopedia) Bell, Derrick Albert, Jr., 1930–2011, American lawyer, legal scholar, and educator, b. Pittsburgh, Pa., grad. Duquesne Univ. (A.B., 1952), Univ. of Pittsburgh Law School (LL.B., 1957…

DK Arts & Entertainment: Photography

WHO INVENTED PHOTOGRAPHY? WHEN DID CAMERAS BECOME PORTABLE? HAS PHOTOGRAPHY INFLUENCED PAINTING? HOW DOES COLOR PHOTOGRAPHY WORK? WHAT DO DOCUMENTARY PHOTOGRAPHERS DO? MOTION IN PICTURES FIND OUT…

Art Carney

actorBorn: 11/4/1918Birthplace: Mt. Vernon, New York Carney is best-known for his Emmy-winning portrayal of Ed Norton, Jackie Gleason's sidekick on the various incarnations of The Honeymooners (…

Art Garfunkel

(Arthur Garfunkel)singer; actorBorn: 11/5/1941Birthplace: Forest Hills, Queens, New York Garfunkel is best known as half of the duo Simon & Garfunkel (1962–70), formed with his grade-school…

DK Arts & Entertainment: Architecture

WHY DO BUILDINGS LOOK SO DIFFERENT? WHAT IS SUSTAINABLE ARCHITECTURE? HOW DO ARCHITECTS WORK? WHAT MATERIALS DO ARCHITECTS USE? WHAT DOES CLASSICAL ARCHITECTURE MEAN? SKYSCRAPERSFIND OUT…

Hoaxes - Art

The Art of Deception by Ann Marie Imbornoni The Accidental Artist One of the greatest master forgers of all time was the Italian sculptor Alceo Dossena (1878-1936). Dossena…

DK Arts & Entertainment: Painting

WHAT KINDS OF PAINTS DO ARTISTS USE? HOW AND WHEN DID PAINTING BEGIN? WHAT SUBJECTS DO ARTISTS PAINT? WHAT IS ILLUSIONISM? PERSPECTIVEFIND OUT MOREPainting is the art of creating pictures by…

James BELL, Congress, NH (1804-1857)

Senate Years of Service: 1855-1857Party: Opposition; RepublicanBELL, James, (son of Samuel Bell, uncle of Samuel Newell Bell, and cousin of Charles Henry Bell), a Senator from New Hampshire;…