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Azalea (given Name)
Azalea is an English language, English name taken from the azalea, flower name, which is derived from the Greek language, Greek word ''azaleos'', meaning ''Wiktionary:dry, dry.'' Popularity The name was in occasional use by the early 1900s along with other plant and flower names that were then in vogue for girls, but was never common. The fame of the rapper Iggy Azalea drew attention to the name in the 2010s and it has been increasing in use for girls in recent years. The recent canonization of Roman Catholic saints Louis Martin and Marie-Azélie Guérin might also have inspired namesakes as ''Azélie'' and its short form ''Zélie (given name), Zélie'' are both sometimes considered French language, French forms of the name. The name was among the one thousand most popular names for newborn girls in the United States for the first time in 2012. It has ranked among the top five hundred names for American girls since 2020. Variants of the name also in use in the United States inclu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Lewis Reid
Robert Lewis Reid (July 29, 1862 – December 2, 1929) was an American Impressionist painter and muralist. His work tended to be very decorative, much of it centered on depiction of young women set among flowers. He later became known for his murals and designs in stained glass. Life and work Robert Reid was born in Stockbridge, Massachusetts and schooled at the Philips Academy from 1880 to 1884. He studied at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston under Otto Grundmann, where he was later an instructor. In 1884 he moved to New York City, studying at the Art Students League, and in 1885 he went to Paris to study at the Académie Julian under Gustave Boulanger and Jules Joseph Lefebvre. His early pictures were figures of French peasants, painted at Étaples. Upon returning to New York in 1889, he worked as a portraitist and later became an instructor at the Art Students League and Cooper Union. Paintings He painted three murals for the Manufactures Building at the 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |