10 10 274 https://berd.artinterp.org/files/original/184765fbc66d15cbaba7fbd40f85fccd.jpg fb7b980c7eacae821c46609bc81b0f2e Person An individual. Name Desha, Mary Authority Sources <a class="in-cell-link" href="http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n96107348.html" target="_blank">http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n96107348.html</a> Birth Date 1850 Death Date 1911 Birthplace Lexington, KY Occupation founder; civil servant; women Biographical Text Mary Desha was born on March 8, 1850, in Lexington, Kentucky. She was well educated. When her family was impoverished by the Civil War and the women were needed to provide an income, Miss Desha and her mother opened a private school in which they taught their friends’ children. Several years later, Miss Desha accepted a position with the Lexington public school system and remained there until she took a job as a clerk in Washington, DC, in December 1885. Miss Desha continued in the civil service until her death, and also spent her own time after working hours acting as an Assistant Director of the DAR Hospital Corps during the Spanish-American War in 1898. Mary Desha died on January 29, 1911. Source <a class="in-cell-link" href="http://www.dar.org/archives/mary-desha" target="_blank">http://www.dar.org/archives/mary-desha</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 Mary Desha civil servant founder women Person An individual. Name DeMarr, Frederick S. Death Date 1997 Occupation educator Biographical Text Frederick DeMarr, Class of 1949, was Assistant Dean of Men (1957-1960) and Coordinator of Public Functions in the Stamp Student Union (1971-1995) at the University of Maryland as well as President of the Prince George's County Historical Society. Source <a title="http://www.pghistory.org/library.php?st=Library" href="http://www.pghistory.org/library.php?st=Library">http://www.pghistory.org/library.php?st=Library</a> <a title="http://digital.lib.umd.edu/archivesum/actions.DisplayEADDoc.do?source=/MdU.ead.univarch.0123.xml&style=ead" href="http://digital.lib.umd.edu/archivesum/actions.DisplayEADDoc.do?source=/MdU.ead.univarch.0123.xml&style=ead">http://digital.lib.umd.edu/archivesum/actions.DisplayEADDoc.do?source=/MdU.ead.univarch.0123.xml&style=ead</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 Frederick S. DeMarr educator Person An individual. Name Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, marquis de Authority Sources <a title=""http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n80038471.html "" href="">http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n80038471.html</a> Birth Date 1757 Death Date 1834 Birthplace Chavaniac, France Deathplace Paris, France Occupation military officer; dignitary; aristocrat Biographical Text In the U.S. often known simply as Lafayette, was a French aristocrat and military officer who fought in the American Revolutionary War. A close friend of George Washington, Alexander Hamilton, and Thomas Jefferson, Lafayette was a key figure in the French Revolution of 1789 and the July Revolution of 1830. Source <a class="in-cell-link" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilbert_du_Motier,_Marquis_de_Lafayette" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilbert_du_Motier,_Marquis_de_Lafayette</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 Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, marquis de Lafayette aristocrat dignitary military officer https://berd.artinterp.org/files/original/b564c8acc4b84504812fd13cfd5501fc.jpeg 1c8d2b4df166af4dbe074a3553481866 Person An individual. Name Degas, Edgar Authority Sources <a class="in-cell-link" href="http://www.getty.edu/vow/ULANFullDisplay?find=Degas%2C+Edgar&role=&nation=&prev_page=1&subjectid=500115194" target="_blank">http://www.getty.edu/vow/ULANFullDisplay?find=Degas%2C+Edgar&role=&nation=&prev_page=1&subjectid=500115194</a> Birth Date 1834 Death Date 1917 Birthplace Paris, France Deathplace Paris, France Occupation painter; sculptor Biographical Text Degas was a French artist famous for his paintings, sculptures, prints, and drawings. He is especially identified with the subject of dance; more than half of his works depict dancers. He is regarded as one of the founders of Impressionism, although he rejected the term, preferring to be called a realist. He was a superb draftsman, and particularly masterly in depicting movement, as can be seen in his renditions of dancers, racecourse subjects and female nudes. His portraits are notable for their psychological complexity and for their portrayal of human isolation. Source <a class="in-cell-link" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edgar_Degas" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edgar_Degas</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 Edgar Degas painter sculptor Person An individual. Name Darby, Upton Death Date 1909 Occupation miller Biographical Text Before the Civil War, the community of Seneca, Maryland had no place for children to attend school. Upton Darby, a local miller decided to collect money from his neighbors to build a school for their children. With enough money, the Darby family donated a couple acres of their land and building materials for the schoolhouse. Source <a class="in-cell-link" href="http://ghostsofdc.org/2012/09/12/seneca-schoolhouse-museum/" target="_blank">http://ghostsofdc.org/2012/09/12/seneca-schoolhouse-museum/</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 Upton Darby miller https://berd.artinterp.org/files/original/9245ab95ece47493fbe0a3f88fcb14b1.jpg fc71929f5e847df1cc2040b54704031d Person An individual. Name Darby, Edward A. Birth Date 1877 Death Date 1966 Birthplace Charleston, SC Deathplace Charleston, SC Occupation artist Biographical Text Before working as a Federal Art Project (FAP) artist, Darby owned an advertising and commercial illustrating business in Atlanta, Georgia. By 1936, Darby was living in Franklin, Virginia, when he was hired by the Works Progress Administration's Federal Project Number 1 to produce illustrations for the Virginia State Commission on Conservation and Development's Division of History and Archaeology. Compensated at a monthly rate of $46.20 by the WPA, Darby rendered more than fifty pen and ink drawings from the photographs during the mid-1930s. Source <a class="in-cell-link" href="https://lva.omeka.net/exhibits/show/wpa_drawings/artists/darby" target="_blank">https://lva.omeka.net/exhibits/show/wpa_drawings/artists/darby</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 Edward A. Darby artist https://berd.artinterp.org/files/original/9f6bf4f903f0bd70de66143a640cd8e6.jpg 310315d9c26c96f35482fb3538604f71 Person An individual. Name Covarrubias, Miguel Authority Sources <a class="in-cell-link" href="http://www.getty.edu/vow/ULANFullDisplay?find=Covarrubias%2C+Miguel&role=&nation=&prev_page=1&subjectid=500122721" target="_blank">http://www.getty.edu/vow/ULANFullDisplay?find=Covarrubias%2C+Miguel&role=&nation=&prev_page=1&subjectid=500122721</a> Birth Date 1904 Death Date 1957 Birthplace Mexico City, Mexico Deathplace Mexico City, Mexico Occupation illustrator; writer Biographical Text He was a Mexican painter, caricaturist, illustrator, ethnologist and art historian. Source <a class="in-cell-link" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miguel_Covarrubias" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miguel_Covarrubias</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 Miguel Covarrubias illustrator writer Person An individual. Name Clark, Alda Hopkins Birth Date 1891 Death Date 1969 Birthplace Highland, MD Deathplace Ellicott City, MD Occupation landowner Biographical Text Her family line traced back to the Ellicott and Hopkins families. She was a direct descendent of the Ellicotts and a relative of the philanthropist Johns Hopkins. James and Alda Hopkins Clark lived at Keewaydin, a farm located near Ellicott City, and also owned a nearby farm known as Elioak Farm. She was the founder of the Howard County Historical Society. Source <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_A._Clark_Sr.">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_A._Clark_Sr.</a> <a href="%20http%3A//www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=145034671">http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=145034671</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 Alda Hopkins Clark landowner women https://berd.artinterp.org/files/original/96e60cf163a76af0c99cf584c739db11.jpeg 51fd2b0a4a290eef6046be5279dbc46f Person An individual. Name Carrere, John Merven Authority Sources <a href="http://www.getty.edu/vow/ULANFullDisplay?find=Carrere%2C+John+Merven&role=&nation=&prev_page=1&subjectid=500033775">http://www.getty.edu/vow/ULANFullDisplay?find=Carrere%2C+John+Merven&role=&nation=&prev_page=1&subjectid=500033775</a> <a href="https://lccn.loc.gov/n96042675">https://lccn.loc.gov/n96042675</a> Birth Date 1858 Death Date 1911 Birthplace Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Deathplace New York, NY Occupation architect Biographical Text He is a Brazilian architect, educated in Europe, and was active in the United States. Carrère entered the office of McKim, Mead & White in 1883. He was a founding partner of Carrère & Hastings with Thomas Hastings in 1885. As a boy Carrère was sent to Switzerland for his education until 1880, when he entered the École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts, Paris, where he was in the atelier of Leon Ginian until 1882. He returned to New York where his family had resettled after leaving Brazil and worked as draughtsmen for the architectural firm of McKim, Mead and White. He and his Paris acquaintance, Thomas Hastings, worked there together before striking out on their own in 1885. The firm of Carrere and Hastings was one of the outstanding Beaux-Arts architecture firms. During this period Carrère independently designed several circular panorama buildings in New York and Chicago. Source <a class="in-cell-link" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carr%C3%A8re_and_Hastings" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carr%C3%A8re_and_Hastings</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 Merven Carrere architect https://berd.artinterp.org/files/original/d5468376c610aa2fcfbacda4c23acbac.jpg fed86dd7ae0c5cd8af61da449f612797 Person An individual. Name Calvert, Rosalie Authority Sources <a class="in-cell-link" href="http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n90655336.html" target="_blank">http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n90655336.html</a> Birth Date 1778 Death Date 1821 Birthplace Antwerp, the Low Countries Deathplace Riverdale Park, MD Occupation landowner Biographical Text She was a plantation owner and correspondent in nineteenth century Maryland. A collection of her letters, titled Mistress of Riversdale, The Plantation Letters of Rosalie Stier Calvert, was published by the Johns Hopkins University Press in 1991. The letters range in date from 1795 to 1821, and illuminate the life of Calvert's plantation household, including the events leading up to and during the War of 1812. Source <a class="in-cell-link" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosalie_Stier_Calvert" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosalie_Stier_Calvert</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 Rosalie Calvert landowner women