Greenaway — may refer to the following.People* Peter Greenaway, (1942 ) a Welsh born English film director. * Kate Greenaway, (1846 – 1901) was a children s book illustrator and writer. * Gavin Greenaway (1964 ) is a music composer and conductor. He is the… … Wikipedia
GREENAWAY (K.) — GREENAWAY KATE (1846 1901) L’illustratrice anglaise Kate Greenaway est redevable de sa vocation à son père graveur. Des séjours d’enfance à la campagne où elle a pu observer des usages surannés lui fournissent les éléments d’un style… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Greenaway — [ griːnəweɪ], 1) Kate (Catherine), englische Zeichnerin und Malerin, * London 17. 3. 1846, ✝ ebenda 6. 11. 1901; begann 1868, ihre Zeichnungen auszustellen. Bekannt wurde sie v. a. durch ihre Kinderbuchillustrationen, zum Teil zu eigenen… … Universal-Lexikon
Greenaway — (spr. grīn ä ŭē), Kate, engl. Zeichnerin, geb. 1846 als Tochter eines Holzschneiders, gest. 9. Nov. 1901 in London, machte sich seit dem Ende der 1870er Jahre durch ihre naiv humoristischen Kinderbilder bekannt, die zum Teil als Einzelblätter,… … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Greenaway — (spr. grihnĕwe), Kate, engl. Zeichnerin, geb. 1846, gest. 9. Nov. 1901 in London; bes. Kinderbilder in Trachten des Königin Anna Stils, dadurch von Einfluß auf die engl. Kindermoden; auch deutsch erschienen: »Am Fenster«, »Geburtstagsbuch für… … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
Greenaway — [grēn′ə wā΄] Kate 1846 1901; Eng. painter & illustrator, esp. of children s books … English World dictionary
Greenaway — This interesting surname recorded as Greenaway and Greenway, is of pre 7th century Anglo Saxon and Olde English origins. It is either topographical for one who lived by a road through the grassland or village green , or it was locational from any … Surnames reference
Greenaway Baronets — The Greenaway Baronetcy, of Coombe in the County of Surrey, is a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 23 October 1933 for Percy Walter Greenaway. He was Chairman of Daniel Greenaway Sons, printers and stationers, and… … Wikipedia
Greenaway, Kate — orig. Catherine Greenaway born March 17, 1846, London, Eng. died Nov. 6, 1901, London British artist and children s book illustrator. The daughter of a draftsman and wood engraver, she studied art in London. In 1868 she began to exhibit drawings … Universalium
Greenaway, Peter — b. 1942 Film maker An art school graduate, Greenaway directed a series of avant garde shorts during the 1960s and 1970s. The Draughtsman’s Contract (1982) introduced his self reflexive, esoteric and opulent style, synchronizing text,… … Encyclopedia of contemporary British culture