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Was a Dutch painter and printmaker in etching and mezzotint.Van Everdingen was the son of a governme

Was a Dutch painter and printmaker in etching and mezzotint.Van Everdingen was the son of a government clerk at Alkmaar. He and his older brother, the painter Caesar van Everdingen, if we believe an old tradition, were taught by Roelandt Savery at Utrecht.

Was a Bengali sarod player and multi-instrumentalist, composer and one of the most renowned music te

Was a Bengali sarod player and multi-instrumentalist, composer and one of the most renowned music teachers of the 20th Century in Indian classical music [2][3][4].In 1935, he toured Europe, along with Uday Shankar's ballet troupe, and later also worked at his insititute, 'Uday Shankar India Culture Centre' at Almora for a while [5]. During his lifetime, he composed several ragas and laid the foundation of a modern Maihar gharana. Amongst his recording which are rare, the most important ones are those he recorded with the All India Radio in 1959-60.[5]

Is a British pop artist, best known for his sculptures, but also a graphic artist. Allen Jones is on

Is a British pop artist, best known for his sculptures, but also a graphic artist. Allen Jones is one of the most famous artists in the world from his weird but beautiful sculptures

One of the first generation of American Conceptual artists that changed the way art was thought abou

One of the first generation of American Conceptual artists that changed the way art was thought about and made. His work includes paintings, prints, photographs, sculptures, installations, and books.Ruppersberg graduated with a BFA from the Chouinard Art Institute in Los Angeles (now California Institute of the Arts) in 1967. During his early years in Los Angeles, he began significant relationships with John Baldessari, Ed Ruscha, William Wegman, and Allan McCollum. He participated in the groundbreaking 1969 exhibition When Attitudes Become Form,[1] and is recognized as a seminal practitioner of installation art, having produced such influential works as Al's Cafe (1969), Al’s Grand Hotel (1971) and The Novel that Writes Itself (1978). Since the late 1960s,

Is a Asian American author and illustrator best known for his book Grandfather's Journey, a picture

Is a Asian American author and illustrator best known for his book Grandfather's Journey, a picture book detailing his grandfather's voyage from Japan to the United States and back again, which won the 1994 Caldecott Medal. A quote from this story is, "Th

American child actress, currently working as a singer. Her best known role was Nancy Oleson on the L

American child actress, currently working as a singer. Her best known role was Nancy Oleson on the Little House on the Prairie series which she held between 1981 and 1984. She graduated valedictorian from her high school and went on to receive a Bachelor'

A New Zealand-born Australian former pop singer.Durbin started recording at the age of 14 and issued

A New Zealand-born Australian former pop singer.Durbin started recording at the age of 14 and issued a number of single records on independent labels. She started building a following in New Zealand and started performing in Australia in 1966.Durbin's first single with HMV, I Have Loved Me A Man, was a number 1 hit in New Zealand and also a hit in Australia. The song won her the 1968 "Loxene Golden Disc Award" at the New Zealand Music Awards and she was New Zealand Entertainer of the Year in 1969.[1] For three years running (1969, 1970 and 1971), she won Australia’s "Queen Of Pop" award for Best Female Artist.[2]

An actress. She attended schools in Steinbach and Killarney, Manitoba, later graduating from the Bra

An actress. She attended schools in Steinbach and Killarney, Manitoba, later graduating from the Brandon University School of Music in 1988 with a B.Mus. where she majored in voice.Shortly after graduation she was offered a lead part in a Toronto production of Frankenstein, but turned it down in order to appear on the TV series Another World.Her television roles include Another World from 1989 to 1992; Cobra from 1993 to 1994; Profit in 1996; Hope Island in 1999; and Stephen King's Kingdom Hospital in 2004. She starred in the Canadian TV series, Falcon Beach in 2006. Hossack has made guest appearances on television shows such as Sliders, Mysterious Ways, Da Vinci's Inquest, The Outer Limits, Stargate and Stargate: Atlantis. She currently star in the TV series Reaper as Mrs. Oliver.

Is an American singer from Los Angeles, California. She is best known for being a finalist on Americ

Is an American singer from Los Angeles, California. She is best known for being a finalist on American Idol 8.

A Canadian singer, songwriter, guitarist and pianist from Nanaimo, British Columbia who now also liv

A Canadian singer, songwriter, guitarist and pianist from Nanaimo, British Columbia who now also lives in Corner Brook, Newfoundland and Labrador, communities spanning the breadth of Canada. Crowe records on her own record label, Rubenesque Records Ltd. (formed in 2003).Allison Crowe's first full-length albums, Secrets and Tidings, were released in 2004, when Crowe was 22. (Tidings was originally released in EP form in 2003.) Allison Crowe: Live at Wood Hall, a double concert album, was released in July 2005. A DVD featuring live-in-the-studio performances of Tidings songs was created for her fan club in November 2005.

Is an American ice dancer who competes for Georgia. She began competing with Otar Japaridze in 2009.

Is an American ice dancer who competes for Georgia. She began competing with Otar Japaridze in 2009. They qualified an entry for Georgia at the 2010 Winter Olympics at the 2009 Nebelhorn Trophy. Reed received a Georgian passport in January, 2010. Reed's m

A Grammy-nominated American alternative country singer and the younger sister of Shelby Lynne. She s

A Grammy-nominated American alternative country singer and the younger sister of Shelby Lynne. She signed to MCA Nashville in 1998 and made her debut on the U.S. Billboard country charts with the release of her debut single "A Soft Place To Fall", which r

A Canadian-born, Brooklyn-reared actress, singer and dancer who worked with most of Golden Age music

A Canadian-born, Brooklyn-reared actress, singer and dancer who worked with most of Golden Age musical theatre's major choreographers, including George Balanchine, Agnes de Mille, and Jerome Robbins.McLerie made her Broadway debut as a teenager in Kurt We

Was an English singer of traditional pop music in the 1950s and early 1960s. Dubbed "The Girl With A

Was an English singer of traditional pop music in the 1950s and early 1960s. Dubbed "The Girl With A Giggle In Her Voice", she was the highest paid British female entertainer of her era.

Was an African American color field painter and art educator.Thomas moved to Washington, D.C., with

Was an African American color field painter and art educator.Thomas moved to Washington, D.C., with her family in 1907. In 1924, she became the first graduate of the Howard University art department. She was the first African American ever to receive a bachelor's degree in the fine arts and, in 1934, became the first African American woman to gain a master's degree in art from Columbia University. She was also the first African American woman to have a solo show at the Whitney Museum of American Art. Her early art was realistic, but delved into abstraction influenced by the work of her professors Lois Mailou Jones and James V. Herring.

Is a singer who rose to popularity after winning SuperStar KZ, the Kazakh version of Pop Idol, shown

Is a singer who rose to popularity after winning SuperStar KZ, the Kazakh version of Pop Idol, shown by Perviy Kanal Evraziya.Almas is also the second only Idol winner who was previously a Wildcard on the show, next to Canada's Ryan Malcolm from Canadian Idol. Almas advanced to the finals as the jury's choice even though he received 3rd highest votes.

Was a sculptor, also known as Almuth Lütkenhaus-Lackey. From 1948 until 1952 she studied art at sch

Was a sculptor, also known as Almuth Lütkenhaus-Lackey. From 1948 until 1952 she studied art at schools in Dortmund and Münster. She married Erich Lütkenhaus, an artist, in 1952, from whom she later separated. She lived in Soest from 1962 until 1966, when she moved to Canada, where she died in 1996.

Is an artist working in Mainz, Germany, who has acquired a national reputation for his stained glass

Is an artist working in Mainz, Germany, who has acquired a national reputation for his stained glass, his paintings (esp. murals), and his plastic art. Active since the 1950s, his work decorates hundreds of churches and public buildings in Germany. He has created many characteristic stained glass windows in churches renovated or rebuilt after the destruction of World War II, and is especially noted for his reinterpretation of historic sacred space[1] and his integration of glass and architecture with careful attention to the liturgical function of his art.[2]

A Mexican multi-platinum Billboard award winner and Latin Grammy nominated recording artist. Alondra

A Mexican multi-platinum Billboard award winner and Latin Grammy nominated recording artist. Alondra was also known as "La Madrina de Menudo" for having a group of teenagers open for her concerts. This group eventually became known as the world famous Menudo. Alondra became a teen-age idol in the early 1980s. She performed in 4 "OTI" contests and was named Billboard's Best New Artist 1981.Her career spanned for 6 years and 6 albums with Discos RAFF, Melody and Fonovisa. Some of her radio hits include Baila Vanidoso(Dance, Vain Guy), Pega la Vuelta(Turn around and go), and Tango(The Tango). Alondra then retired completely to take care of her children.

Is a Latin, alternative, salsa singer, songwriter born in La Habana, Cuba. The Los Angeles Times has

Is a Latin, alternative, salsa singer, songwriter born in La Habana, Cuba. The Los Angeles Times has compared him to “part Mick Jagger, part Caetano Veloso, and part Desi Arnaz on acid”[1] and as a face for Los Angeles salsa music. During his time in Miami as a socialite he was known to have owned many nightclubs and rubbed shoulders with the likes of Barry Gibb and Donald Fagen.

Was an Irish painter.O'Kelly traveled to Paris in order to enroll at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in 187

Was an Irish painter.O'Kelly traveled to Paris in order to enroll at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in 1874, where he studied under Bonnat and Gérôme. He traveled to Brittany in 1876 painting its aesthetic coastlines, fishing ports and villages.

She grew up in the upper level of Beachwood, located in Kingston, Jamaica. Bob was from the lower le

She grew up in the upper level of Beachwood, located in Kingston, Jamaica. Bob was from the lower level of Trenchtown.In the mid sixties Rita was singing with a trio named The Soulettes who were recording for Studio One, when she met Bob Marley. The Soulettes became the I ThreesRita married Bob on 10 February 1966, and then became a singer in his backing vocals group, the I Threes. Raised Christian, she became involved in the Rastafari Movement prior to witnessing stigmata during Haile Selassie's visit to Jamaica on 21 April 1966. She remains, however, an active member of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church. After Marley's death, she recorded a few albums under her name with some success in the United Kingdom and took care of Marley's estate.

The band was at first named Forever Young before changing to Alphaville. They are best known for the

The band was at first named Forever Young before changing to Alphaville. They are best known for their two biggest hits, "Big in Japan" and "Forever Young".

Was a painter, connoisseur and arts administrator who became director of the Musée du Louvre and al

Was a painter, connoisseur and arts administrator who became director of the Musée du Louvre and all the royal museums of France. Under the Bourbon Restoration he was attached to the reconstituted royal household (the maison du roi). As secrétaire général des Musées royaux he shared a carriage with Charles Nodier,[2] Jean Alaux and Victor Hugo at the coronation of Charles X in 1825. In 1836 he was appointed directeur adjoint at the Louvre, where he assisted the increasingly debilitated Louis Nicolas Philippe Auguste de Forbin; at Forbin's death he was appointed directeur général des beaux-arts, a precursor of the position of Minister of Fine Arts. In 1845 he was elected a membre libre (not being an artist himself) of the Académie des Beaux-Arts of the Institut de France.

Was a French sculptor of Italian descent. In 1865, Alphonse Lami took part in the scientific commiss

Was a French sculptor of Italian descent. In 1865, Alphonse Lami took part in the scientific commission sent to Mexico by the ministry of public instruction. Suffering from a liver disease he had caught from his stay in the tropics, he unwisely undertook a new trip to Egypt on his return to France from Mexico. He arrived in Alexandria when his condition suddenly worsened and he died there in July 1867.