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Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery
(Encyclopedia)Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery: see Huntington, Henry Edwards. ...mobile, in art
(Encyclopedia)mobile mōˈbēl [key], a type of moving sculptural artwork developed by Alexander Calder in 1932 and named by Marcel Duchamp. Often constructed of colored metal pieces connected by wires or rods, the...Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art
(Encyclopedia)Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art, accredited institution of higher education; in New York City; coeducational; chartered and opened in 1859. Founded by Peter Cooper, it pioneered in...Pompidou, Centre National d'Art et de Culture Georges
(Encyclopedia)Pompidou, Centre National d'Art et de Culture Georges: see Beaubourg. ...Magdalenian
(Encyclopedia)Magdalenian: see Paleolithic period. ...Clactonian
(Encyclopedia)Clactonian: see Paleolithic period. ...Abbevillian
(Encyclopedia)Abbevillian: see Paleolithic period. ...Chellean-Abbevillian
(Encyclopedia)Chellean-Abbevillian: see Paleolithic period. ...Old Stone Age
(Encyclopedia)Old Stone Age: see Paleolithic period. ...Cro-Magnon man
(Encyclopedia)Cro-Magnon man krō-măgˈnən, –mănˈyən [key], an early Homo sapiens (the species to which modern humans belong) that lived about 40,000 years ago. Skeletal remains and associated artifacts of t...Browse by Subject
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