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969 matches to Kinetic Art
Kinetic Art. 20C. Works which move, or give the illusion of movement. Calder. Riley.
Riley, Bridget. 1931-. British Kinetic Op artist.
Soto, Jesus. 20C Venezuelan Op/Kinetic artist. Vibration 1965.
Vasarely, Victor. 1908-97. Hungarian/French Op art kinetic painter.
Aberhart, William. 1878-1943. Canadian Social Credit advocate.
Abolitionists. 1774-1868. US anti-slavery party. Merged into Republicans. Radical Republicans.
Aboukir, Battle. Nelson defeats French fleet, 1798. Napoleon defeats Turks, 1799.
Abstract Art. 20C. Color, line and form without subject. Begun by Cezanne.
Actaeon. Mythical Greek hunter, turned into a stag for watching Artemis bathing.
Afghanistan. c200BC Aryan. 6C BC Achaemenid. 330 Alexander...Seleucid/ Maurya. 2C BC Persia/ India/ Parthia/ Kushan. 7C Arab (NW). 750 Persia (W)/ Hindu (E). 1219 Mongol...Timurid. 1525 Mogul. 1737 Persia. 1747 Monarchy. 19 C Britain/Russia dispute 1880 British suzerainty. 1919 Independent. 1973 Marxist coup, Republic. 1978 Communist coup. 1979 Russian occupation. 1989 Mujahideen expel Russians aided by CIA. 1990s Warlords. 2001 US attack Taliban.
African National Congress. ANC. 1912-. Organization for black rights in South Africa outlawed to 1990. 1994- Ruling party. Mandela.
Agam, Yaacov. 1928-. Israeli optical artist.
Agnes, St. 4C. Roman girl martyred at 13.
Alban, St. -c303. First British martyr.
Alberti, Leon. 1404-72. Italian Renaissance Man. Artist, poet, geographer, mathematician.
Alchemy. Magic art of Egyptian origin attempting to transmute metals, esp lead to gold. Based on belief that all metals are a pure base metal + impurities which the philosopher’s stone can remove.
Alcock, John. 1892-1919. First non-stop transatlantic flight, 1919, with Brown.
Alexander I. 1777-1825. Russian Czar, 1801-. Liberal reformer. Defeated Napoleon. Holy Alliance.
Alexandria. Founded 332BC by Alexander the Great. Centre of Hellenistic culture. Lighthouse one of Seven Wonders. 284BC Great Library of 700,000+ volumes. Fires 47BC, 391.
Algeria. c2000BC Berber. 12C BC Phoenicia...9C BC Carthage. 146 BC Rome. 429 Vandal. 6C Byzantine. 7C Moslem. c1500 Spain. 1518 Ottoman. 1671 Independent. 1830 France. 1962 Independent.
Alien Registration Act. 1940. Outlaws advocating violent overthrow of US government. Extended to include all advocates of Communism. McCarthy.
Almohads. 1130-1269. Berber dynasty in Morocco and Spain. Ibn Tumart.
Andorra. Ibericbasc. Greeks/Carthaginians/Romans/Visigoths 8C Muslim. 803 Charlemagne. 1133 Bishop of Urgell. 1159 Fiefdom of Foix. 1278- Principality under joint French, Spanish suzerainty. 1993 Constitution. Coprincipality.
Andrea del Sarto. 1486-1530. Florentine fresco painter: Annunziata frescoes. Madonna of the Harpies 1517.
Andrew, St. Apostle and martyr. Patron saint of Scotland and Russia. Peter’s brother.