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Griffin, city, United States

(Encyclopedia) Griffin, city (2020 pop. 23,478), seat of Spalding co., W central Ga., in a farm and cotton area increasingly integrated into…

Elijah Banks LEWIS, Congress, GA (1854-1920)

LEWIS, Elijah Banks, a Representative from Georgia; born in Coney, Dooly County, Ga., March 27, 1854; attended the common schools of Dooly and Macon Counties, Spalding Seminary, Spalding, Ga…

John David STEWART, Congress, GA (1833-1894)

STEWART, John David, a Representative from Georgia; born near Fayetteville, Fayette County, Ga., August 2, 1833; attended the common schools and Marshall College, Griffin, Ga.; taught school…

performance art

(Encyclopedia) performance art, multimedia art form originating in the 1970s in which performance is the dominant mode of expression. Perfomance art may incorporate such elements as instrumental or…

Bell, Clive

(Encyclopedia) Bell, Clive, 1881–1964, English critic of art and literature. He was a member of the Bloomsbury group. His works include Art (1914), Since Cézanne (1922), Landmarks in Nineteenth-…

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Cowles MEAD, Congress, GA (1776-1844)

MEAD, Cowles, a Representative from Georgia; born in Virginia October 18, 1776; received an English education; lawyer, private practice; presented credentials as a Member-elect to the Ninth…

Ray H. LaHOOD, Congress, IL (1945)

LaHOOD, Ray H., a Representative from Illinois; born in Peoria, Peoria County, Ill., December 6, 1945; graduated from Spalding High School, Chicago, Ill.; attended Spoon River Community…

Joseph Bernard SHANNON, Congress, MO (1867-1943)

SHANNON, Joseph Bernard, a Representative from Missouri; born in St. Louis, Mo., March 17, 1867; attended the public schools of St. Louis and Spalding Business College, Kansas City, Mo.; moved…