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Christopher Williams (composer)
Christopher Williams may refer to: Artists *Christopher Williams (American artist) (born 1956), artist and photographer * Christopher Williams (Welsh artist) (1873–1934) *Christopher Williams, comic book illustrator known as ChrisCross *Christopher Williams (born 1951), British cartoonist who uses the name Kipper Williams Athletes *Christopher Williams (bobsleigh) (1927–2012), British bobsledder *Christopher Williams (cricketer) (born 1954), Australian cricketer *Christopher Williams (cyclist) (born 1981), Australian cyclist *Christopher Williams (soccer) (born 1984), American soccer player *Christopher Williams (sprinter) (born 1972), Jamaican athlete Others *C. J. F. Williams (1930–1997), English philosopher *Christopher Williams (academic) (born 1952), English academic * Christopher Williams (singer) (born 1967), singer-songwriter * Christopher Harris Williams (1798–1857), U.S. congressman from Tennessee * Christopher Sapara Williams (1855–1915), first indigenous Nig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christopher Williams (American Artist)
Christopher Williams (born 1956) is an American conceptual artist and fine-art photographer. He lives in Cologne and works in Düsseldorf. Early life and education Williams was born in 1956 in Los Angeles, California. In the 1970s and early 1980s, he studied at the California Institute of the Arts where he received his B.F.A. and M.F.A. under the first generation of West Coast conceptual artists. Work Writing in '' Artforum'' in 2007, art critic Tim Griffin described Williams's approach as "sociophotographic." It has been said that Williams works within the tradition of institutional critique within what Sven Lütticken describes as an informal group, along with Willem de Rooij, Jeroen de Rijke and Mathias Poledna, that investigates the "parameters of the exhibition space." Chronologically, however, he belongs to The Pictures Generation. In 1982 Williams had his first solo exhibition at Jancar Kuhlenschmidt Gallery in Los Angeles. ''Angola to Vietnam'' is a photography port ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christopher Williams (Welsh Artist)
Christopher David Williams (7 January 1873 – 1934) was a Welsh artist. Biography Williams was born in Maesteg, Wales. His father Evan Williams wished for him to be a doctor, but he disliked the idea. A visit to the Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool, in 1892, where he spent some hours in front of Frederick Leighton's ''Perseus and Andromeda'', revealed a new world to him. He left the Gallery with a firm decision that he would be an artist. He studied first in Neath at the town's Technical Institute in 1892 and 1893 under Mr. Kerr. From 1893 he spent three years at the Royal College of Art and then studied at the Royal Academy Schools from 1896 until 1901. In 1902, his ''Paolo and Francesca'' was hung in the Royal Academy and his portrait of his father was shown there in 1903. These were the first of 18 paintings by Williams exhibited there. His portrait of Sir Alfred Lyall was exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1910 and brought him an invitation from the Royal Society of Briti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ChrisCross
Christopher Williams, who goes by ChrisCross, is a comic book illustrator, known mostly for his stints pencilling Milestone Comics' ''Blood Syndicate'' and ''Heroes'', Marvel Comics' '' Captain Marvel'' and '' Slingers'' and DC Comics' ''Firestorm''. Education and career Williams attended New York City's School of Visual Arts in the early 1990s. While doing so, he caught his big break doing work for the DC Comics imprint, Milestone Comics, which sought to publish a line of comics aimed at attracting a more multicultural audience. He has also worked on other series such as ''Firestorm'' and '' The Outsiders'' for DC comics. In the early 2000s he worked on a series of hardcover graphic novels for international publishing house, Humanoids, Inc., before returning to the States to continue American comics, starting on ''Midnighter'' #11. Bibliography Interior comic work includes: * ''Cat and Mouse'' #13 (with Roland Mann, Tim Eldred and Steven Butler, Aircel, 1993) * ''Blood Syndic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kipper Williams
Christopher "Kipper" Williams (born 30 December 1951) is a cartoonist who draws for newspapers, magazines, audio visual presentations and greetings cards. His clients include '' The Guardian'', the ''Sunday Times'', '' the Spectator'', ''Private Eye'', '' Country Life'', ''John Lewis Gazette'', ''Broadcast'', ''Engineering and Technology'', ''Radio Times'', ''Coaching at Work'', and ''Fitzrovia News''. He was born on the Wirral, Cheshire Cheshire ( ) is a ceremonial and historic county in North West England, bordered by Wales to the west, Merseyside and Greater Manchester to the north, Derbyshire to the east, and Staffordshire and Shropshire to the south. Cheshire's county t ..., on 30 December 1951, the son of Aubrey Williams, a local government officer. His nickname "Kipper" came from a childhood pronunciation of "Christopher." He attended Ellesmere Port Grammar School, and from 1970 to 1974 studied fine art at Leeds University, where, he remembered, "cartoons were m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christopher Williams (bobsleigh)
Christopher Williams (16 June 1927 – 30 August 2012) was a British bobsledder. He competed in the two-man and the four-man events at the 1956 Winter Olympics The 1956 Winter Olympics, officially known as the VII Olympic Winter Games ( it, VII Giochi Olimpici invernali) and commonly known as Cortina d'Ampezzo 1956 ( lld, Anpezo 1956 or ), was a multi-sport event held in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, from .... References 1927 births 2012 deaths British male bobsledders Olympic bobsledders for Great Britain Bobsledders at the 1956 Winter Olympics Sportspeople from London {{UK-bobsleigh-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christopher Williams (cricketer)
This is a list of cricketers who have played for Bedfordshire County Cricket Club in List A matches. Bedfordshire, one of the Minor Counties, played 27 List A cricket matches – a one-day, limited overs form of cricket – between 1967 and 2005.List A Matches played by Bedfordshire CricketArchive. Retrieved 2018-08-15. After making their List A debut in the the county played six matches in the competition up to |
Christopher Williams (cyclist)
Christopher Williams (born 10 November 1981 in Brisbane) is an Australian racing cyclist riding for . He rode in the 2016 Milan–San Remo. References External links * 1981 births Living people Australian male cyclists Cyclists from Brisbane Sportsmen from Queensland {{Australia-cycling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christopher Williams (soccer)
Christopher Williams (born May 21, 1984 in Philadelphia) is a free agent American soccer player. Career College and Amateur Williams played college soccer at Philadelphia University from 2002 to 2005. Junior and senior year saw Williams earn Philadelphia Soccer Seven and Atlantic Soccer Conference 1st team honors. He graduated with a bachelor's degree in business management. During his college years he also played with the Ocean City Barons in the USL Premier Development League during the collegiate off season, playing play with the Barons each summer from 2004 through 2006. Williams was named to the 2004 All-Conference Team while leading the Barons to a rare undefeated regular season (14-0-4). After this undefeated season in 2004, Williams was offered a contract from New England Revolution but declined and decided to finish school. Professional Late summer of 2006, after a season in Ocean City, Chris played with the New York Red Bulls before signing with Miami FC of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christopher Williams (sprinter)
Christopher Williams (born 15 March 1972 in Mandeville) is a Jamaican track and field sprinter. Williams is best known for winning the silver medal in the 200 metres at the 2001 World Championships. In 2001 he was named Jamaica Sportsman of the Year. Williams has competed in the Olympic Games three times, in 2000, 2004 and 2008, reaching the semi-finals of the 200m on all occasions. He was on the bronze medal-winning 4 x 400 metre relay team at the 2000 Olympics. He finished seventh in the 200m final at the 2007 World Championships. Williams represented Jamaica at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. He competed at the 200 metres and placed third in his first round heat after Brian Dzingai and Christian Malcolm in a time of 20.53 seconds. He improved his time in the second round to 20.28 seconds and placed third again, this time after Dzingai and Walter Dix. He ran his semi final race in 20.45 seconds and placed sixth, which was not enough to make it to the Olympic final. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christopher Williams (academic)
Christopher Williams (born in London) is an English academic. He held posts at the universities of Bristol, Birmingham, Cairo, Cambridge, London and the United Nations. He is an invited Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts (RSA), and magistrate. At school he taught himself to play the trumpet and gained a place at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, London, aged 16, studying with Bernard Brown. He then became Head of Brass teaching at Wells Cathedral School and a tutor at Dartington College of Arts. In 1980 he left the UK to teach at the Cairo Conservatoire, Egypt, working with Samha El-Kholy, and was principal trumpet of the Cairo Symphony Orchestra. Here he became interested in disadvantage and poverty, and taught at the ''Al Noor Wal Amal'' School for blind children. In 1985 he broke the cultural boycott of South Africa to be a principal trumpet with the PACT ( SABC) Symphony Orchestra, to experience apartheid. He taught music in the Alexandra, Gauteng Ale ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christopher Williams (singer)
Christopher Williams is an American singer and former actor. Williams, who emerged during the late 1980s as a recording artist for Geffen Records, has scored many R&B hit singles, notably "Talk to Myself" (1989), " I'm Dreamin'" (1991) and " Every Little Thing U Do" (1993). Career Music The single "I'm Dreamin'", from the ''New Jack City'' soundtrack, became a No. 1 single on Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks charts. After a six-year hiatus from recording music, he returned to the scene with ''Real Men Do'' on the indie label Renegade, in 2001. It received a glowing, flattering review in ''Ebony Magazine'' that summer. In between solo pursuits, he has been a contributor to Alex Bugnon's "As Promised", with a smooth-jazz version of Mary J. Blige's "All That I Can Say", featured on "In Your World" with Twista & The Speedknot Mobstas, a very up-tempo track on the soundtrack of "Doctor Dolittle", and on the Cafe Soul All-Stars CD with a single titled "Used to Be". Ot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christopher Harris Williams
Christopher Harris "Kit" Williams (December 18, 1798 – November 27, 1857) was an American politician who represented Tennessee's United States House of Representatives, thirteenth and United States House of Representatives, eleventh districts in the United States House of Representatives. Biography Williams was born near Hillsborough, North Carolina, on December 18, 1798. He pursued an academic course and attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He studied law, was admitted to the bar about 1820, and practiced law. He married Jane Allison on December 9, 1819. Career Williams was elected as a Whig to the Twenty-fifth, Twenty-sixth, and Twenty-seventh Congresses by Tennessee's thirteenth district. He served from March 4, 1837 to March 3, 1843. He was an unsuccessful candidate for re-election in 1842 to the Twenty-eighth Congress. After the number of districts held by Tennessee had been reduced, Williams was elected by Tennessee's eleventh district to the T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
