Man Ray (born Emmanuel Radnitzky, August 27, 1890 – November 18, 1976) was an American modernist artist who spent most of his career in Paris, France. He was a significant contributor to the Dada and Surrealist movements, although his ties to each were in

Edward Henry Weston (March 24, 1886 – January 1, 1958) was a 20th-century American photographer. He has been called one of the most innovative and influential American photographers…[1] and one of the masters of 20th century photography.[2] Over the cours

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Marin Alsop (born October 16, 1956) is an American conductor and violinist. She is the music director of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra and principal conductor of the São Paulo State Symphony Orchestra.Alsop was born in New York City to professio