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Goodnough
Goodnough is an English surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Robert Goodnough (1917–2010), American abstract expressionist painter * X. Henry Goodnough (1860–1935), American engineer See also * Goodnough Dike The Goodnough Dike (actually a dam) is on the southeastern end of the Quabbin Reservoir, the largest water body in Massachusetts. It impounds the waters of Beaver Brook and therefore closes that exit to the Chicopee River Watershed. The Goodnough D ..., a dam in Massachusetts * Goodenough (other) {{surname English-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Goodnough
Robert Goodnough (October 23, 1917 – October 2, 2010) was an American abstract expressionist painter. A veteran of World War II, Goodnough was one of the last of the original generation of the New York School; (although he has been referred to as a member of the "second generation" of Abstract Expressionists), even though he began exhibiting his work in galleries in New York City in the early 1950s. Robert Goodnough was among the 24 artists from the total of 256 participants who were included in the famous 9th Street Art Exhibition, (1951) and in all the following New York Painting and Sculpture Annuals from 1953 to 1957. These Annuals were important because the participants were chosen by the artists themselves. Early in his career starting in 1950 he showed his paintings at the Wittenborn Gallery, NYC. He had shown at the Tibor de Nagy Gallery in New York City from 1952 to 1970 and again from 1984 to 1986. In 1960 and 1961 he had solo exhibitions at The Art Institute of Chi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goodnough Dike
The Goodnough Dike (actually a dam) is on the southeastern end of the Quabbin Reservoir, the largest water body in Massachusetts. It impounds the waters of Beaver Brook and therefore closes that exit to the Chicopee River Watershed. The Goodnough Dike is not as large as the Winsor Dam, but it is equally important as they both trap the waters of the Quabbin Reservoir. This dam is part of the metropolitan Boston's water supply, maintained by the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority. Technical information The dam was built 1933–38. Its width at the top is and at the bottom. It is above the bedrock and above Beaver Brook. There was 2.5 million cubic yards of fill used in the construction and the dam contains 31 caissons. The elevation is MSL. History The dam was named after X. Henry Goodnough, who was chair of the Boston Metropolitan Water and Sewer Board during 1921. This dike is part of the Quabbin Reservoir facility. This dike is sometimes called the Quabbin Dike, howe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goodenough (other)
Goodenough may refer to: Places *Goodenough College, London, England *Goodenough Island, Papua New Guinean island *Cape Goodenough, Antarctica People *Goodenough baronets (created 1943) *Edmund Goodenough (1786–1845), English churchman *Erwin R. Goodenough (1893–1965), American academic *Florence Goodenough (1886–1959), American psychologist *Frederick Goodenough (1866–1934), English banker *Ian Goodenough (born 1975), Australian politician *James Graham Goodenough (1830–1875), Royal Navy officer *John B. Goodenough (1922–2023), American physicist/chemist and Nobel laureate, known for developing the Li-ion rechargeable battery *Larry Goodenough (born 1953), Canadian ice hockey player *Samuel Goodenough (1743–1827), English scientist, Bishop of Carlisle *Ursula Goodenough (born 1943), American biologist *William Goodenough (1867–1945), Royal Navy admiral *Ward Goodenough (1919–2013), American anthropologist See also * Good Enough (other) *Goodnough *Godun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |