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Carpaccio, Vittore

(Encyclopedia) Carpaccio, VittoreCarpaccio, Vittorevēt-tôˈrā kärpätˈchō [key], c.1450–1522, Venetian painter, influenced by Gentile and Giovanni Bellini. His delightful narrative paintings reflect…

Beauce

(Encyclopedia) BeauceBeaucebōs [key], region, in Orléanais, N France, in the Paris Basin, between the Seine and Loir rivers. It now comprises Eure-et-Loir dept. and parts of Loiret and Loir-et-Cher.…

Ceiba, La

(Encyclopedia) Ceiba, LaCeiba, Lalä sāˈbä [key], city (1997 est. pop. 96,000), N Honduras, capital of Atlántida dept., on the Caribbean Sea. It is the commercial and processing center of a rich…

African Americans in the 114th Congress

A list of the African-Americans currently serving in the 114th Congress. There are 46 black members in the House of Representatives and 2 in the Senate. State House Senate…

Superheroes: The Next Generation

Ready or not here comes a new Superman, Spiderman, and Wonder Woman to a movie theater or television near you. By Jennie Wood Related…

Morland, George

(Encyclopedia) Morland, George, 1763–1804, English genre, animal, and landscape painter. A pupil of his father, Henry Morland (1716–97), a London portrait painter, he left his father's studio when he…

Atchison

(Encyclopedia) Atchison, city (2020 pop. 10,348), seat of Atchison co., NE Kans., on the Missouri River; inc. 1881. It is a trade and industrial center in a rich grain producing area.…

Marquand, John Phillips

(Encyclopedia) Marquand, John PhillipsMarquand, John Phillipsmärˈkwänd [key], 1893–1960, American novelist, b. Wilmington, Del., grad. Harvard, 1915. Most of Marquand's gently satirical novels…

Khachaturian, Aram Ilich

(Encyclopedia) Khachaturian, Aram IlichKhachaturian, Aram Ilichərämˈ ĭlyēchˈ khäˌchət&oomacr;ryänˈ [key], 1903–78, Russian composer of Armenian parentage, b. Tiflis (now Tbilisi). Khachaturian…