(Encyclopedia) Epstein, Sir JacobEpstein, Sir Jacobĕpˈstīn [key], 1880–1959, sculptor, b. New York City. He studied with Rodin in Paris and later worked chiefly in England. In revolt against the…
(Encyclopedia) Greenwich VillageGreenwich Villagegrĕnˈĭch [key], residential district of lower Manhattan, New York City, extending S from 14th St. to Houston St. and W from Washington Square to the…
(Encyclopedia) Downing, Andrew Jackson, 1815–52, American horticulturist, rural architect, and landscape gardener, b. Newburgh, N.Y. With his brother Charles Downing, 1802–85, he took over the…
(Encyclopedia) Bazille, Frédéric, 1841–70, early French impressionist painter. He abandoned medical school to study at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts, Paris, where he met and became friends with Monet,…
(Encyclopedia) Philipse Manor, colonial estate of Frederick Philipse, confirmed by a royal charter (1693), extending from the present North Tarrytown, N.Y., to the present Bronx, with the Hudson…
(Encyclopedia) WappingerWappingerwŏpˈĭnjər [key], confederation of Native North Americans of the Algonquian branch of the Algonquian-Wakashan linguistic stock (see Native American languages). In the…
The Wage Gap in Pro Sports: Cashing In On Fameby John Gettings According to Forbes magazine, the top 40 highest-paid athletes pulled in $360 million in salary and winnings in 1998 plus an…
