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Augustus BRANDEGEE, Congress, CT (1828-1904)

BRANDEGEE, Augustus, (father of Frank Bosworth Brandegee), a Representative from Connecticut; born in New London, Conn., July 15, 1828; pursued preparatory studies; was graduated from Yale…

Clyde Champion Barrow

(Clyde Chesnut Barrow)robber, murdererBorn: 3/21/1909Birthplace: Telice, Texas One half of the infamous Bonnie and Clyde duo, Clyde “Champion ” Barrow assisted his partner, Bonnie Parker, in a…

Jacob LE FEVER, Congress, NY (1830-1905)

LE FEVER, Jacob, (father of Frank Jacob Le Fevre), a Representative from New York; born in New Paltz, Ulster County, N.Y., April 20, 1830; attended New Paltz Academy and Amenia Seminary;…

PATTERSON, William, Congress, NY (1789-1838)

PATTERSON, William, (brother of George Washington Patterson and uncle of Augustus Frank), a Representative from New York; born in Londonderry, Rockingham County, N.H., June 4, 1789; attended…

Freilicher, Jane

(Encyclopedia) Freilicher, JaneFreilicher, Janefrīˈlĭkər [key] 1924–2014, American painter, b. Brooklyn, N.Y., as Jane Niederhoffer; studied Hans Hoffmann School (1947), Brooklyn College (B.A. 1947…

Andre, Carl

(Encyclopedia) Andre, CarlAndre, Carlänˈdrā [key], 1935–, American sculptor, b. Quincy, Mass. A student of Patrick Morgan and associate of Frank Stella, Andre produces sculptures of elemental form…

color-field painting

(Encyclopedia) color-field painting, abstract art movement that originated in the 1960s. Coming after the abstract expressionism of the 1950s, color-field painting represents a sharp change from the…

In Joyce's Wake: Irish Fiction Today

In Joyce's Wake Contemporary Irish writers live up to legend by Ricco Villanueva Siasoco Ulysses: Joyce's masterpiece. James Joyce and W. B. Yeats set quite a precedent. Since…