12 10 274 https://berd.artinterp.org/files/original/ed5308c67912507cc593ce8e99a56490.jpg b52ec59d873f048761bff982054c83ba https://berd.artinterp.org/files/original/131655ed286d2763b52034ca8c37b216.jpg 62b8330cae875153d7bc0ce93d099627 Person An individual. Name Bakst, Leon Authority Sources <a class="in-cell-link" href="http://www.getty.edu/vow/ULANFullDisplay?find=Bakst%2C+Leon&role=&nation=&prev_page=1&subjectid=500009524" target="_blank">http://www.getty.edu/vow/ULANFullDisplay?find=Bakst%2C+Leon&role=&nation=&prev_page=1&subjectid=500009524</a> Birth Date 1866 Death Date 1924 Birthplace Hrodna, Belarus Deathplace Rueil-Malmaison, France Occupation designer; artist Biographical Text Léon Samoilovitch Bakst was a Russian painter and scene and costume designer. He was a member of the Sergei Diaghilev circle and the Ballets Russes, for which he designed exotic, richly coloured sets and costumes, and huge pageant spectaculars for dancer and patron, Ida Rubinstein. Bakst came into the theatre on the wave of choreographer Michel Fokine’s revolution in Russian ballet. In Fokine’s ballets, the theme dictated the style of the choreography, music and design; the steps were imbued with meaning and emotion. As part of the creative team, Bakst produced designs suited to each particular ballet - Orientalism in Scheherazade and Cleopatra, Ancient Greece in Daphnis and Chloë and Narcisse, Biedermeier in Carnaval and Spectre de la Rose, and 18th century style in The Good-Humoured Ladies and The Sleeping Princess. Source <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%C3%A9on_Bakst">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%C3%A9on_Bakst</a> <a href="http://www.vam.ac.uk/content/articles/b/biography-of-leon-bakst/">http://www.vam.ac.uk/content/articles/b/biography-of-leon-bakst/</a> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Leon Bakst artist designer Person An individual. Name Arnold, E.G. Authority Sources <a class="in-cell-link" href="http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n83227719.html" target="_blank">http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n83227719.html</a> Occupation civil engineer; cartographer; surveyor Biographical Text In 1862, surveyor and civil engineer E.G. Arnold published a topographical map of the District of Columbia. Reproducing the original Peter L’Enfant 1792 map, Arnold also included the city of Alexandria, which had been ceded back to Virginia in 1846. All railroad lines and regional roads entering the city are shown. Arnold listed the populations of Washington, Georgetown, and Alexandria by decade from 1800-1860, breaking down the population by race into "white," "free colored," and "slave." To Union military authorities, the Arnold Map was important for three reasons: it showed the topography of the area, all the roads leading into the city, and the location of the then 5 1 forts protecting the city. However, Arnold published without the knowledge or consent of the government. The War Department seized most copies and the copper plate to prevent the vital military intelligence from reaching Confederate forces. In compensation, Arnold received $8,000 for his loss by the U.S. government. Source <a class="in-cell-link" href="https://www.raremaps.com/gallery/archivedetail/0229ops/Topographical_Map_of_the_Original_District_of_Columbia_and_Environs/Arnold.html" target="_blank">https://www.raremaps.com/gallery/archivedetail/0229ops/Topographical_Map_of_the_Original_District_of_Columbia_and_Environs/Arnold.html</a> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource E.G. Arnold cartography civil engineer surveyor https://berd.artinterp.org/files/original/d088638c1e1b8233e1103f0f8e8778c9.jpg 66afadcb72d4e0f224bdd3f72558ec28 Person An individual. Name Archer, George Authority Sources <a class="in-cell-link" href="http://vocab.getty.edu/resource?uri=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.getty.edu%2Fvow%2FULANFullDisplay%3Ffind%3D%26role%3D%26nation%3D%26subjectid%3D500281647" target="_blank">http://www.getty.edu/vow/ULANFullDisplay?find=&role=&nation=&subjectid=500281647</a> Birth Date 1848 Death Date 1920 Birthplace Allendale, MD Occupation architect Biographical Text George Archer was born at his family’s farm Allendale which still stands north of Churchville, Harford County, Maryland, 7 March 1848. A native of Maryland and graduate of Princeton University, he designed several churches, banks, and other buildings in the Mid-Atlantic states of the U.S. He is the architect of the First Presbyterian Church in Ellicott City which now houses the Howard County Historical Society. He and J. B. Noel Wyatt were the first two Baltimore architects to receive American college degrees, both in 1873. Source <a class="in-cell-link" href="http://baltimorearchitecture.org/biographies/george-archer/" target="_blank">http://baltimorearchitecture.org/biographies/george-archer/</a> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource George Archer architect https://berd.artinterp.org/files/original/5d7c6535d18c5c03dda26f4c22355270.jpg 394d84ed1b0c81c9bcf565537a1c12b0 Person An individual. Name Anderson, James Authority Sources <a class="in-cell-link" href="http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n85017671.html" target="_blank">http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n85017671.html</a> Birth Date 1679/80 Death Date 1739 Birthplace Aberdeen, Scotland Occupation writer; minister; freemason Biographical Text Anderson was a Scottish writer and minister born and educated in Aberdeen, Scotland. Author of The Constitutions of the Free-mason, edited and reprinted byBenjamin Franklin in Philadelphia in 1734, becoming the first Masonic book printed in America. Source <a class="in-cell-link" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Anderson_(Freemason)" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Anderson_(Freemason)</a> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource James Anderson freemason minister writer https://berd.artinterp.org/files/original/4d70846bcf578d7bd4778786848eeb0c.jpg f31b3301f436042604873962c36512ea Person An individual. Name Anderson, Larz Authority Sources <a class="in-cell-link" href="http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n90688618.html" target="_blank">http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n90688618.html</a> Birth Date 1866 Death Date 1937 Birthplace Paris, France Deathplace White Sulphur Spring, WV Occupation businessman; ambassador; diplomat Biographical Text He was a wealthy businessman. As a diplomat he briefly served as U.S. Ambassador to Japan (1912–1913). He was the great grandson of Lieutenant Richard Clough Anderson who served in the American Revolution, and also the grandnephew of Brigadier General Robert Anderson who defended Fort Sumter at the beginning of the American Civil War. Source <a class="in-cell-link" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larz_Anderson" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larz_Anderson</a> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Larz Anderson ambassador businessman diplomat https://berd.artinterp.org/files/original/ed8194975bf826215c7cba40d2fb1848.jpg 21392611ac1a3dd9a2b870f0571ebfb3 Person An individual. Name Anderson, Isabel Authority Sources <a class="in-cell-link" href="http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n87926606.html" target="_blank">http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n87926606.html</a> Birth Date 1876 Death Date 1948 Birthplace Boston, MA Deathplace Washington, DC Occupation writer; heiress; philanthropist Biographical Text Anderson, Isabel Weld (née Perkins), wife of Larz Anderson, owner of the Anderson House. When Isabel was only five years old, she inherited $17 million dollars from her grandfather William Fletcher Weld, making her the wealthiest woman in America. When Larz Anderson died in 1937 with no children, his widow oversaw the gift of Anderson House and its contents to the Society of the Cincinatti, of which Larz had been a devoted member. Source <a class="in-cell-link" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isabel_Weld_Perkins" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isabel_Weld_Perkins</a> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Isabel Anderson heiress philanthropist women writer Person An individual. Name Alsop, Benjamin H. Death Date 1885 Occupation landowner Biographical Text Along with his wife, Sarah J., was the first non-Snowden family member to own Snow Hill Manor in Laurel, Md., Prince George's County. In 1865, Sarah Snowden and her sister Mary Tyson sold their lands to Benjamin and Sarah Alsop. Source <a class="in-cell-link" href="http://cdn.loc.gov/master/pnp/habshaer/md/md0500/md0536/data/md0536data.pdf" target="_blank">http://cdn.loc.gov/master/pnp/habshaer/md/md0500/md0536/data/md0536data.pdf</a> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Benjamin H. Alsop landowner https://berd.artinterp.org/files/original/043f72e42b41632434129c4e6c9517f3.jpg 8f615ed7916487f95828e7f3eaa67058 Person An individual. Name Alpert, Seymour Authority Sources <a class="in-cell-link" href="http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n96803414.html" target="_blank">http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n96803414.html</a> Birth Date 1918 Death Date 2008 Birthplace New York, NY Deathplace Silver Spring, MD Occupation physician; educator; philanthropist Biographical Text Seymour Alpert graduated from Columbia University in 1939 and subsequently attended Long Island College of Medicine. After a stint in the U. S. Army where he was based at Walter Reed Hospital in Washington D. C., he joined the faculty of the George Washington University School of Medicine where he practiced anesthesiology and taught from 1948 to 1983. Dr. He was involved in several philanthropic organizations and activities. He was a founder of Israel Bonds of Washington and held many leadership positions in the organization. He was also active in the Hebrew University in Jerusalem, where there is now an established chair in his name. Source <a class="in-cell-link" href="https://library.gwu.edu/ead/ms2008.xml" target="_blank">https://library.gwu.edu/ead/ms2008.xml</a> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Seymour Alpert educator philanthropist physician https://berd.artinterp.org/files/original/6b15496be7265717813558b42f2cf46d.jpg 04e9125d5edcc686202916ccd96d8f7e Person An individual. Name Allyn, Rex M. Birth Date 1887 Death Date 1965 Birthplace Wellington, OH Deathplace Powhatan, VA Occupation artist; photographer Biographical Text Rex Merrill Allyn (1887–1965) was born in Wellington, Ohio. In 1931, Allyn was hired by the Virginia Department of Conservation and Development's Division of History and Archaeology to take photographs and maintain highway markers, taking hundreds of photographs of historic properties. The photographs served as the basis for artistic pen-and-ink drawings commissioned by the division for use in a publication on historic Virginia shrines, using funds from the WPA's Federal Art Project (FAP). Allyn was one of five artists to contribute to the project, producing fourteen drawings of historic houses and churches between 1934 and 1937. Source <a class="in-cell-link" href="https://lva.omeka.net/exhibits/show/wpa_drawings/artists/allyn" target="_blank">https://lva.omeka.net/exhibits/show/wpa_drawings/artists/allyn</a> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rex M. Allyn artist photographer https://berd.artinterp.org/files/original/178c3a8822b3caca900338c6a85e5040.jpg 27fd05263792ea40c66c50d45da9996e Person An individual. Name Adams, John Authority Sources <a class="in-cell-link" href="http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79105675.html" target="_blank">http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79105675.html</a> Birth Date 1735 Death Date 1826 Birthplace Braintree, MA Occupation president Biographical Text John Adams was born on October 30, 1735, in Quincy, Massachusetts. He was a direct descendant of Puritan colonists from the Massachusetts Bay Colony. He studied at Harvard University. In 1774, he served on the First Continental Congress and helped draft the Declaration of Independence. Adams became the first vice president of the United States and the second president. He was married to Abigail Smith Adams. Source <a class="in-cell-link" href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/1600/presidents/johnadams" target="_blank">https://www.whitehouse.gov/1600/presidents/johnadams</a> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource John Adams president