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Sonia Chalif Simon
Sonia Sterling Chalif Simon (December 24, 1925 – February 4, 2022) was an American art historian and college professor. She specialized in medieval, baroque, and nineteenth-century subjects, and was on the faculty at Colby College from 1982 to 1996. Early life and education Sonia Sterling Chalif was born in Brooklyn, the daughter of Edward Louis Chalif and Margaret Kernochan Montgomery Chalif. Her parents were dance teachers; her father, who was also an ornithologist, was born in Odesa, and her mother was from New Jersey. Her grandfather, Louis Harvy Chalif, was a noted author and ballet master. Attorney and judge J. Frederic Kernochan was her mother's uncle. She attended the George School, and Vassar College, but left the latter to marry in 1946. She earned all her degrees at Boston University, including a bachelor's degree in fine art in 1966, a master's degree in fine art in 1970, and a Ph.D in art history in 1975. Her dissertation was titled "Studies on the Drogo Sacra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louis Harvy Chalif
Louis Harvy Chalif (''Лазарь Гершович Халиф''; December 29, 1876November 25, 1948) was a Ukrainian dance instructor and an author. His name is also recorded as Louis Harvey Chalif. Born in Odessa, he was one of the first Ukrainian dance instructors to teach in the United States, moving to New York City in the early 1900s. Initially teaching at various New York City institutions, Chalif founded his own school, the Louis H. Chalif Normal School of Dancing, in 1905. Chalif wrote many textbooks on dance techniques and books describing folk dances, including five that were translated to multiple languages. He is credited with the creation of several compositions, arrangements, and ballet performances. From the 1900s until his death, Chalif lived in New York City with his wife Sara and six children. Early life Louis Harvy Chalif was born on December 29, 1876, into a Jewish family in Odessa, which at the time was part of Russian Empire. His name is also recorded as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
