Sentences with phrase «niece of»

Kerryn Ruska, a great niece of Oodgeroo is a practicing barrister here in Brisbane and lectures at Griffith University.

In several Malawian cultures, a man acquires a «bonus wife» when he marries the younger sister or niece of his current wife.

The other foot belongs to the niece of the woman who did the translation into Chinese and the cousin of the young fellow who crafted the globe and took the photos.

He was encouraged in this by a menagerie of women, including his wife, Elizabeth Holloway Marston, an editor who supported the whole family; his mistress, nanny, and secretary, Olive Byrne, who was the niece of birth - control crusader Margaret Sanger; and Marjorie Wilkes Huntley, a shadowy figure whom Lepore credits with encouraging his interest in bondage.

In 1906 the art collector Harriet Lane Johnston (who was also a niece of President James Buchanan) forced the federal court to recognize the Smithsonian collection as a National Gallery of Art.

Rhea McCauley, the niece of Rosa Parks pictured with a friend in front of the tarp - covered home of the civil rights pioneer.

Opened in 1951 by the niece of Solomon R Guggenheim, the wealthy American industrialist and art collector, the museum presents Peggy Guggenheim's personal collection of twentieth - century art, masterpieces from the Gianni Mattioli collection, the Nasher Sculpture Garden, as well as temporary exhibitions.

Join us for a discussion between Dr. Eva Bares, Lecturer of Art History at UNC Asheville, Julie Feinsilver, niece of painter Zola Marcus, and Garry L. Hagberg, James H. Ottaway Professor of Philosophy and Aesthetics, Bard College.

In 1935, Seligmann met and married Arlette Paraf, niece of the gallery director Georges Wildenstein, after which they embarked upon world travels together.

Nancy Natale tells a captivating story about how a comment on her blog led to a real life meeting with Veronique Lindenberg, the niece of painter Hedda Sterne.

The paintings, along with the then record - breaking Klimt sold in June, have all come on to the market as a result of a lengthy legal action which forced the Austrian government to release the paintings to a niece of Adele Block - Bauer who lives in Los Angeles.

Curator Henrietta H. Failing (the niece of founder Henry Failing) organized the exhibition with New England artist Frank Vincent DuMond.

Organized by The Andy Warhol Museum and Lesley Frowick (the niece of Halston), the exhibition integrates Halston's garments and accessories with photography, video and paintings by Warhol.

[7] The museum opened on October 7, 1955, as the Treat Gallery by Norma Berger, the niece of Marsden Hartley.

Yarat opened this spring in a Soviet - era naval building, backed by Aida Mahmudova, the niece of the republic's first lady.

The granddaughter of the mining millionaire and philanthropist Meyer Guggenheim (and niece of Soloman), Peggy had begun to collect art in the 1920s, supporting her friends — including Man Ray and Marcel Duchamp — who were then penniless in Paris.

With the 18th - century palazzo that houses it, the collection was bequeathed to the foundation by Peggy Guggenheim (niece of Solomon R. Guggenheim) in 1976.

The protagonist is Saki Inafune, the niece of legendary game designer Keiji Inafune.

Then design your very first home by helping out, Lottie, the sea otter and niece of Lyle.

Built in 1900 for Margaret Ricketson, the daughter of Lucy and Thomas Carnegie and niece of Andrew Carnegie, Greyfield was opened to guests by Margaret's daughter and her family in 1962 as a way of ensuring the property's preservation.

Gabriella Rasponi, widow of Count Venceslao Spalletti Trivelli, Senator of the Kingdom of Italy, niece of Gioacchino Murat and Carolina Bonaparte (Napoleon's sister), purchased the land across from the gardens of the Quirinal Palace, where the house of Tito Pomponio Attico, editor and friend of Cicero, once stood.

Kohl, an ex-Milwaukeean, is the niece of Sen. Herb Kohl.

Miss P, call name «Peyton», is the grand - niece of Uno, the beagle who took home the Best in Show title in 2008.

Lauren is the great niece of Sir John M. Templeton and is a current member of the John M. Templeton Foundation.

Lauren Templeton, the great niece of Sir John Templeton, was one of the other featured speakers on the conference agenda.

The first volume was cute with this precocious niece of Sherlock Holmes solving mysteries.

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After the final plane check before her aircraft would take off, Frances Wilson Grayson, the niece of President Woodrow Wilson, addressed the crowd of reporters before her.

Tatiana is also the niece of historian Hugh Thomas.

The niece of a mafia don, Gina, has dreams of Olympic gold in figure skating.

The synopsis of the new film includes this description: «A young kid teams up with the niece of young adult horror author R.L. Stine after the writer's imaginary demons are set free on the town of Greendale, Maryland.»

One of Anne's maids - in - waiting was Katherine Howard (cousin of Anne Boleyn and niece of the influential and manipulative Duke of Norfolk).

Its protagonist, Sophia, niece of a famous mapmaker, must go on a rescue mission after her uncle disappears, accompanied by a boy from an entirely different time.

Roosevelt, who was married to distant cousin Eleanor (niece of Teddy Roosevelt), died in office from a cerebral hemorrhage on April 12, 1945, only a month before the Allied victory over the Nazis in May and a few months before Japan surrendered in August 1945.

Meet child genius number two on our list: the cute blonde niece of lovely Chris Evans, scuzzing up a little with beard here and taking over parental duties following the death of his sister.

He and his wife (also a professor) took in a research assistant who turned out to be the niece of proto - feminist Margaret Sanger... and both husband and wife fell in love with her.

Also arriving to stir the pot is younger vixen Sammy Jo Dean (Heather Locklear), niece of Blake's current wife Krystle (Linda Evans); Sammy Jo's storyline is probably the most emblematic of Dynasty's change in direction — she seduces into marriage no less than... Blake's gay son Steven (Al Corley).

Sharon Carter, the niece of Captain America's wartime love interest Peggy Carter (portrayed in the first film by Hayley Atwell), plays a central role in the storyline.

Keaton, the grand - niece of silent film icon Buster Keaton, had previously appeared in six «giallo» Italian horror movies.

In competition: John Curran «s «Tracks» with Mia Wasikowska and Adam Driver is somewhat intriguing (check out the first clip here); there's Stephen Frears ««Philomena,» which we hope will be a return to form; all - star JFK drama «Parkland ``; Philip Groning «s «The Police Officer's Wife ``; while inevitably, there's also a James Franco movie, in the shape of Cormac McCarthy adaptation «Child Of God» (Franco's novel «Palo Alto» has also been adapted on screen, marking the directorial debut of 26 - year old Gia Coppola — granddaughter of Francis Ford, niece of Sofia and Roman — and that's in one of the sidebars too).

The romantic drama Beautiful Creatures tells the story of 17 - year - old Ethan Wate (Alden Ehrenreich), whose world is shaken up with the arrival of Lena Duchannes (Alice Englert), the niece of Macon Ravenwood (Jeremy Irons), the reclusive owner of gothic Ravenwood...

In the film, two such women are Elizabeth Marston (Rebecca Hall), the wife of the film's eponymous professor, and Olive Byrne (Bella Heathcote), the daughter of Ethel Byrne and the niece of Margaret Sanger, who together worked for the women's suffrage movement and, later, for birth control.

Carter is the great - niece of Peggy Carter, and she had a budding romance with Captain America / Steve Rogers in Captain America: The Winter Soldier and Captain America: Civil War.

The niece of Australian actor Hugo Weaving, Samara debuted on Home And Away in 2009 as Indigo Walker, taking on the character for five years.

Adding to the illustrious Coppola family legacy at SFIFF57 was Gia Coppola, niece of Sofia and granddaughter of Francis, with her gritty slice of teen life Palo Alto.

Fortunately, while the studio is still apparently searching for that perfect leading lady (who many believe to be Sharon Carter, the niece of Peggy, Steve Roger's love interest from the first Captain America movie) Deadline is «hearing that Scarlett Johansson's Black Widow will be in the mix on this film.»

Emma Roberts, niece of Julia, and newcomer Joanna «Jojo» Levesque star as best friends who become matchmakers for a union between a mermaid and a guy who works at the beach club.

And not only would they like to go back to the World War II era, but they'd also like to introduce Sharon Carter, a niece of jilted love interest Peggy Carter (Hayley Atwell) and an agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.

Fortunately, Matilda lands the sweetest teacher she can in Miss Honey (Embeth Davidtz), who immediately recognizes the girl's extraordinary gifts while confiding in her that she is unbelievably the niece of the fearsome Trunchbull.

Sharon Carter is the niece of Peggy Carter (Atwell), the love interest of Cap in the first film.