Search results for "Art of the United Kingdom" - New World Encyclopedia
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- in digital form and exhibits them via the Internet. Most virtual museums ... Some virtual museums exist solely in a virtual environment. The Museum ...12 KB (1,742 words) - 20:36, 3 May 2023
- The Kellogg-Briand Pact, also known as the Pact of Paris after the ... In its original form, the Pact of Paris was a renunciation of war ...7 KB (1,036 words) - 17:20, 5 October 2022
- a museum, library, archive, zoo, and others. The term originates from the from ... and global contexts. Curators have the unique role of building a ...10 KB (1,517 words) - 06:45, 12 January 2024
- The Benin Empire or Edo Empire (1440-1897), also known as the Kingdom ... Within his own community, the Oba is symbolic of a long cultural and ...12 KB (1,841 words) - 09:14, 27 September 2023
- Obscenity is either the state of being lewd and indecent, or something ... Still, most societies regard the existence of standards defining what ...14 KB (2,133 words) - 19:55, 17 November 2022
- turning Lieutenant William Bligh and some of the officers and crew adrift ... Mutiny is the act of conspiring to disobey an order that a group of ...14 KB (2,145 words) - 02:39, 11 March 2023
- The Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental ... The European Convention is still the only international human rights ...32 KB (4,886 words) - 04:33, 23 March 2024
- present-day Iraq). His work resulted in some of dramatic discoveries, including ... Woolley's work also included findings of sediment that he believed ...12 KB (1,752 words) - 21:47, 25 October 2022
- Axum, or Aksum, is a city in northern Ethiopia named after the Kingdom ... The ancient African civilization of Axum flourished for over a thousand ...13 KB (2,015 words) - 07:23, 23 August 2023
- is marked by a close collaboration between the photographer and the subject. Her most famous photo appeared on the front cover of Rolling Stone ...17 KB (2,434 words) - 04:59, 31 July 2023
- The Arts and Crafts movement was a British and American aesthetic ... arts, cabinet making, crafts, and even the "cottage" garden ...15 KB (2,276 words) - 17:43, 16 August 2023
- He is famous for his portraits of important figures in colonial ... From about 1760 until 1774, Copley painted the finest portraits of ...16 KB (2,390 words) - 04:03, 3 May 2024
- established for charitable purposes only. The law favors charities because ... to benefit society or a specific group of people within that society ...17 KB (2,518 words) - 01:47, 4 December 2023
- Improvisation is the art of acting and reacting, in the moment, to ... The art of improvisation often focuses on bringing one's personal ...10 KB (1,481 words) - 15:30, 4 February 2023
- (c. 544 – 496 B.C.E.) was a Chinese author of The Art of War (Chinese: 兵 ... The Art of War is a systematic guide to strategy and tactics for rulers ...22 KB (3,388 words) - 13:53, 28 April 2023
- Black History Month is an annual observance originating in the United ... In February 1926, Carter G. Woodson launched the celebration of "Negro ...22 KB (3,112 words) - 18:05, 31 October 2023
- – August 27, 1988, Ithaca, New York, United States) was a distinguished ... Cambridge where he developed an interest in the philosophy of mathematics ...9 KB (1,265 words) - 00:54, 9 November 2022
- Edward Hopper (July 22, 1882 – May 15, 1967) was one of the foremost ... After he began spending summers in Gloucester, Massachusets his art ...15 KB (2,255 words) - 18:24, 12 February 2024
- meet particular goals, most commonly to pass the entrance examinations of high ... school and weekend programs for students of all ages, including even college ...15 KB (2,182 words) - 01:09, 7 April 2022
- diplomat, and philanthropist. He inherited the successful newspaper publishing ... through Ellis Island to begin a life in the United States. Beginning his ...16 KB (2,264 words) - 22:11, 3 May 2023