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Barton, Senior Production  \nCoordinator  \nEditors  \nTheodore Pappas Anthony L. Green Mary Rose McCudden Andrea R. Field Michael J. Anderson Colin Murphy  \nLocke Petersheim  \nIndu Ramchandani (Encyclopædia Britannica India)  \nBhavana Nair (India)  \nRashi Jain (India)  \nDesign and Media Specialists  \nNancy Donohue Canfield, Design Megan Newton-Abrams, Design  \nKaren Koblik, Photos Joseph Taylor, Illustrations Amy Ning, Illustrations Jerry A. Kraus, Illustrations Michael Nutter, Maps  \nCopy Editors  \nBarbara Whitney Laura R. Gabler Dennis Skord  \nLisa Braucher, Data Editor Paul Cranmer, Indexer  \nENCYCLOPÆDIA BRITANNICA PROJECT SUPPORT TEAM  \nEDITORIAL  \nLinda Berris Robert Curley Brian Duignan Kathleen Kuiper Kenneth Pletcher Jeffrey Wallenfeldt Anita Wolff  \nCharles Cegielski Mark Domke Michael Frassetto James Hennelly Sherman Hollar Michael R. Hynes Sandra Langeneckert Gene O. Larson Michael I. Levy Robert Lewis Tom Michael  \nJanet Moredock  \nDESIGN  \nSteven N. Kapusta Carol A. Gaines  \nCate Nichols  \nART  \nKathy Nakamura Kristine A. Strom Nadia C. Venegas  \nILLUSTRATION  \nDavid Alexovich Christine McCabe Thomas Spanos  \nMEDIA ASSET MANAGEMENT  \nJeannine Deubel Kimberly L. Cleary Kurt Heintz Quanah Humphreys  \nCOPY  \nSylvia Wallace Jennifer F. Gierat Glenn Jenne Mary Kasprzak Thad King Larry Kowalski Joan Lackowski Dawn McHugh Julian Ronning Chrystal Schmit Sarah Waterman  \nINFORMATION MANAGEMENT/ INDEXING  \nCarmen-Maria Hetrea Edward Paul Moragne Marco Sampaolo Sheila Vasich Mansur G. Abdullah Keith DeWeese Catherine Keich Stephen Seddon  \nEDITORIAL TECHNOLOGIES  \nSteven Bosco Gavin Chiu Bruce Walters Mark Wiechec  \nCOMPOSITION TECHNOLOGY  \nMel Stagner  \nMANUFACTURING  \nDennis Flaherty Kim Gerber  \nINTERNATIONAL BUSINESS  \nLeah Mansoor Isabella Saccà  \nENCYCLOPÆDIA BRITANNICA, INC.  \nJacob E. Safra,  \nChairman of the Board  \nJorge Aguilar-Cauz, President  \nMichael Ross,  \nSenior Vice President, Corporate Development  \nDale H. Hoiberg,  \nSenior Vice President and Editor  \nMarsha Mackenzie,  \nManaging Editor and Director of Production  \n© 2008 BY ENCYCLOPÆDIA BRITANNICA, INC.  \nCover photos (front): Archivo Iconografico, S.A./Corbis; (back): Julie Lemberger/Corbis. Cover insert photos (left): Bettmann/Corbis; (center): Robbie Jack/Corbis; (right): Hulton-Deutsch Collection/Corbis  \nInternational Standard Book Number: 978-1-59339-517-9  \nNo part of this work may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher.  \nBRITANNICA LEARNING LIBRARY: ARTISTS AROUND THE WORLD 2008  \nBritannica.com may be accessed on the Internet at [http://www.britannica.com](http://www.britannica.com).  \n(Trademark Reg. 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