Inventiveness
31History of fashion design — The first fashion designer who was not merely a dressmaker was (Charles Frederick Worth) (1826–1895). Before the former draper set up his maison couture fashion house in Paris, fashion creation and inspiration was handled by largely unknown… …
32Bernard Marshall Gordon — (born in 1927), American inventor and philanthropist, is generally called Bernie rather than Mr. Gordon by associates and subordinates. [As of January, 2007, the book of Bernie s earthly life is still open. Consequently there are no scholarly… …
33Nikolai Zaremba — Nikolai Ivanovich Zaremba (15 June [O.S. 3 June] 1821 – 8 April [O.S. 27 March] 1879) was a Russian musical theorist and composer. Zaremba was born in the province of Vitebsk in 1821. He was one of the original professors at the St.… …
34Momix — Infobox musical artist Name = MOMIX Img capt = Event flyers from MOMIX s repertoire Passion and Best of Momix Years active = 1981 – present Genre = Dance Origin = flagicon|USA Washington, Connecticut Representation = Columbia Artists Management / …
35Stephen Dale Petit — (born 19 April, 1960) is a guitarist, singer and songwriter who is a pioneer in a genre called the New Blues, and a major architect for the New Blues Revolution.He is noted for his rock and roll associations with greats such as Eric Clapton and… …
36Leonardo da Vinci — /lee euh nahr doh deuh vin chee, lay /; It. /le aw nahrdd daw dah veen chee/. 1452 1519, Italian painter, sculptor, architect, musician, engineer, mathematician, and scientist. * * * born April 15, 1452, Anchiano, Republic of Florence died May 2 …
37Berthoud, Ferdinand — born March 19, 1727, Plancemont, Switz. died June 20, 1807, Groslay, France Swiss French clockmaker and writer on timekeeping. Working in Paris from 1748, his inventiveness and many publications soon made him influential. His interest in the… …
38Frescobaldi, Girolamo — born September 1583, Ferrara, Papal States died March 1, 1643, Rome Italian composer and organist. In 1608 he became organist at St. Peter s, where, except for a six year sojourn at the Florentine court, he would remain the rest of his life. He… …
39South Asian arts — Literary, performing, and visual arts of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka. Myths of the popular gods, Vishnu and Shiva, in the Puranas (ancient tales) and the Mahabharata and Ramayana epics, supply material for representational and… …
40Barney, Matthew — ▪ 2004 In 2003, after a year s delay, the exhibition “Matthew Barney: The Cremaster Cycle” opened at the Guggenheim Museum in New York City. Featured in its entirety for the first time in the U.S., the epic five part film cycle Cremaster 4… …
