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Esther Griffith
Esther Griffith is a Trinidadian painter. She mainly paints portraits. Griffith is a graduate of the University of the West Indies. She works in oil and watercolor. Apart from painting, she also creates ceramics. ''Trinidad and Tobago Guardian'' described one of her paintings as "radiated with an air of optimism but also reinforced a sense of shifts and motion with its energetic brushstrokes." ''Trinidad and Tobago Newsday'' states that "her paintings are usually portraits where hyper-realism is juxtaposed against the abstract." She has made portraits for Wiki Unseen, a Wikimedia Foundation collaboration aimed at providing depictions for BIPOC Wikipedia biographies without an image of the subject. As of 2022, she lives in Trinidad and Tobago. Watercolor Portrait of Leonora Pujadas-McShine on a Pink Background for Wiki Unseen.jpg, Leonora Pujadas-McShine Mercedes Richards Watercolor for Wiki Unseen.jpg, Mercedes Richards Asquith Xavier Watercolor for Wiki Unseen.jpg, Asquith Xa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Esther Griffith Portrait
Esther is the eponymous heroine of the Book of Esther. In the Achaemenid Empire, the Persian king Ahasuerus seeks a new wife after his queen, Vashti, is deposed for disobeying him. Hadassah, a Jewess who goes by the name of Esther, is chosen to fulfill this role due to her beauty. Ahasuerus' grand vizier, Haman, is offended by Esther's cousin and guardian, Mordecai, due to his refusal to prostrate himself before Haman. Consequently, Haman plots to have all the Jewish subjects of Persia killed, and convinces Ahasuerus to permit him to do so. However, Esther foils the plan by revealing Haman's eradication plans to Ahasuerus, who then has Haman executed and grants permission to the Jews to kill their enemies instead, as royal edicts (including the order for eradication issued by Haman) cannot be revoked under Persian law. Her story provides the traditional explanation for the Jewish holiday of Purim, celebrated on the date given in the story for when Haman's order was to go ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CVM Television
CVM Television (CVM TV) is a television station in Kingston, Jamaica, broadcasting news, entertainment, and sports programmes. It is known for its newscasts, Caribbean lifestyle shows, and also airs Caribbean and overseas movie and TV productions. ''Newswatch'' has been one of the channel's long-running programmes. History CVM is an acronym for the three original major shareholders granted the television license in 1991: "C" - Community Television Systems Limited; "V" - Videomax Limited and "M" - Mediamix Limited. It was granted a licence to operate in March 1991, and began providing commercial television services in March 1993. Change of Ownership (2022) It was reported on September 27, 2022 that CVM TV was sold to the VertiCast Media Group led by media mogul Oliver McIntosh. Oliver McIntosh had been in charge of cable sports channel Sportsmax for over two decades before forming his media company. List of programmes Current Domestic News *'' CVM Live: Morning Edition'' *'' CVM ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
21st-century Trinidad And Tobago Painters
The 1st century was the century spanning AD 1 (Roman numerals, I) through AD 100 (Roman numerals, C) according to the Julian calendar. It is often written as the or to distinguish it from the 1st century BC (or BCE) which preceded it. The 1st century is considered part of the Classical era, epoch, or History by period, historical period. The 1st century also saw the Christianity in the 1st century, appearance of Christianity. During this period, Europe, North Africa and the Near East fell under increasing domination by the Roman Empire, which continued expanding, most notably conquering Britain under the emperor Claudius (AD 43). The reforms introduced by Augustus during his long reign stabilized the empire after the turmoil of the previous century's civil wars. Later in the century the Julio-Claudian dynasty, which had been founded by Augustus, came to an end with the suicide of Nero in AD 68. There followed the famous Year of Four Emperors, a brief period of civil war and inst ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
