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Apr 26, 2024 · Ralph Stanley (born February 25, 1927, Stratton, Virginia, U.S.—died June 23, 2016, Sandy Ridge, Virginia) was an American banjo player and singer who was a pioneer in post-World War II bluegrass and a leading figure in the early 21st-century revival of interest in that music genre. Stanley, Ralph; Stanley, Carter.
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2 days ago · 1950s. 1959 in art – Birth of Caio Fonseca, Death of Frank Lloyd Wright, Sir Jacob Epstein. 1958 in art – Frank Stella begins black pinstripe paintings; Birth of Brian O'Connor (artist) and Don Yeomans. 1957 in art – Death of David Bomberg, Diego Rivera, Jack Butler Yeats; Birth of Lawrence Paul Yuxweluptun.
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Apr 25, 2024 · bluegrass, in music, country and western style that emerged in the United States after World War II, a direct descendant of the old-time string-band music that had been widely played and recorded by such groups as the Carter Family from the late 1920s. Bluegrass is distinguished from the older string-band music by its more syncopated (off-beat ...
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4 days ago · The Silk Road transmission of art, Scythian art, Greco-Buddhist art, Serindian art and more recently Persianate culture, are all part of this complicated history. Central Asia has always been a crossroads of cultural exchange, the hub of the so-called Silk Road – that complex system of trade routes stretching from China to the Mediterranean.
2 days ago · The bibliography of the American Civil War comprises books that deal in large part with the American Civil War. There are over 60,000 books on the war, with more appearing each month. [1] Authors James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier stated in 2012, "No event in American history has been so thoroughly studied, not merely by historians ...
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Apr 26, 2024 · New York: Oxford University Press, 1998 [Ref. BH 56 .E53 1998] Available online as part of: Oxford Art Online; Encyclopedia of World Art. 15 vols. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1959-1987. [Ref. N 31 .E533] Guide to Art. London: Bloomsbury, 1996. [N 33 .G85 1996eb] Available online as part of Credo Reference; Liungman, Carl G. Dictionary of Symbols.
