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National Museum of American History: American Presidency: Andrew Jackson
Brief biographical sketch of America's seventh president includes background information on the era in which he served and linked-to objects from the Smithsonian's collections that help define the man and his presidency.
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National Museum of American History: American Presidency: Martin Van Buren
Brief biographical sketch of America's eighth president includes background information on the era in which he served and linked-to objects from the Smithsonian's collections that help define the man and his presidency.
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National Museum of American History: American Presidency: John Quincy Adams
Brief biographical sketch of America's sixth president includes background information on the era in which he served and linked-to objects from the Smithsonian's collections that help define the man and his presidency.
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National Museum of American History: American Presidency: William Henry Harrison
Brief biographical sketch of America's ninth president includes background information on the era in which he served and linked-to objects from the Smithsonian's collections that help define the man and his presidency.
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National Museum of American History: American Presidency: James Madison
Brief biographical sketch of America's fourth president includes background information on the era in which he served and linked-to objects from the Smithsonian's collections that help define the man and his presidency.
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National Museum of American History: American Presidency: James Monroe
Brief biographical sketch of America's fifth president includes background information on the era in which he served and linked-to objects from the Smithsonian's collections that help define the man and his presidency.
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National Museum of American History: American Presidency: Millard Fillmore
Brief biographical sketch of America's thirteenth president includes background information on the era in which he served.
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National Museum of American History: American Presidency: Chester A. Arthur
Brief biographical sketch of America's twenty-first president includes background information on the era in which he served.
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National Portrait Gallery: Breaking Racial Barriers
Exhibition of portraits, accompanied by brief biographical sketches, of prominent African Americans, whose contributions to science, the arts, business, and politics have enriched and enlivened the public good in the United States:...
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National Portrait Gallery: Portrait of the Art World: Torres Garcia
Brief biographical sketch of Torres-Garcia.
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National Portrait Gallery: Portrait of the Art World: Moholy Nagy
Brief biographical sketch of Bauhaus educator and artist Laszlo Moholy-Nagy.
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National Portrait Gallery: Portrait of the Art World: Georgia O'keeffe
Brief biographical sketch of Georgia O'Keeffe, with details about the inspiration she found in the American Southwest.
Marxists Internet Archive
Marxist Internet Archive: Louis Auguste Blanqui
This site has a brief biographical sketch of Louis-Auguste Blanqui (1805-1881) a revolutionary who spent most of his life in prison, and who was condemned to death on two different occasions. Lacks bibliographical references.
National Women's Hall of Fame
National Women's Hall of Fame: Mercy Otis Warren
Short biographical sketch on Mercy Otis Warren, an American revolutionary activist who called for revolt against the British.
Ohio History Central
Ohio History Central: Margaret Garner
Brief biographical sketch on Margaret Garner, a fugitive slave woman who murdered her daughter and tried to kill her other childern so they wouldn't be returned to a life of slavery.
New York University
New York University : Lanford Wilson
This site from the New York University provides a very brief biographical sketch of Wilson, along with a link to a short summary of and commentary on Wilson's play "A Poster of the Cosmos."
Academy of American Poets
Poets.org: Eavan Boland
This American Academy of Poets site provides a biographical sketch for the Irish poet Eavan Boland with a link to the full text of "The Pomegranate." External links to other resources.
Other
Who2 Biographies: Montezuma Ii Biography
This resource provides a brief biographical sketch on the Aztec priest king Montezuma, including the mysterious circumstances surrounding his death.
Other
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation: Andrew W. Mellon 1855 1937
Biographical sketch of Andrew Mellon who not only was a successful businessman, banker, art collector, and philanthropist, but also became Secretary of the Treasury under President Warren G. Harding.
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North Carolina Department of the Secretary of State: Famous North Carolinians
Find links to biographical sketches of famous persons from North Carolina.
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Smithsonian American Art Museum: Grafton Tyler Brown
Grafton Tyler Brown is profiled at this site in a format that begins with a brief biographical sketch of his life. His works are then listed by appearance in the museum's database. Each work is presented in thumbnail format with brief...
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Smithsonian American Art Museum: Selma Burke
Selma Burke is profiled at this site in a format that begins with a brief biographical sketch of her life. Her works are then listed by appearance in the museum's database. Each work is presented in thumbnail format with brief...
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Smithsonian American Art Museum: Maria Castagliola
Maria Castagliola is profiled at this site in a format that begins with a brief biographical sketch of her life. Her works are then listed by appearance in the museum's database. Each work is presented in thumbnail format with brief...
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Smithsonian American Art Museum: Jasper Francis Cropsey
Jasper Francis Cropsey is profiled at this site in a format that begins with a brief biographical sketch of his life. His works are then listed by appearance in the museum's database. Each work is presented in thumbnail format with brief...