Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
The Sleeping Gypsy (French: La Bohémienne endormie) is an 1897 oil on canvas painting by the French Naïve artist Henri Rousseau (1844–1910). It is a fantastical depiction of a lion musing over a sleeping woman on a moonlit night. It is held by the Museum of Modern Art in New York City, to which it was donated by Mrs. Simon Guggenheim in 1939.
“The American Rom: A Case of Economic Adaptation.” in Gypsies, Tinkers and Other Travellers, edited by Farnham Rehfisch, (Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1975). pp 1–40. Sutherland, Anne. Gypsies: The Hidden Americans (Tavistock Publications, 1975). Sway, Marlene. Familiar Strangers: Gypsy Life in America (University of Illinois Press, 1988).
The very common carnivals throughout Brazil are one of the few spaces in which the Roma can still express their cultural traditions, including the so-called "carnival wedding" in which a boy is disguised as a bride and the famous "Romaní dance", picturesquely simulated with the women of the town parading in their traditional attire.
Sani Rifati – Kosovar-American human rights activist and the President of Voice of Roma; Levi and Matilda Stanley – 19th century immigrant Romanichal elders; Nettie Stanley – matriarch of the family starring in the TLC reality television series "Gypsy Sisters" Chrissy Teigen – model, television personality, author; Tracey Ullman – actress
If I don’t get it, I follow up with: “They’re also known by the slur ‘Gypsy.’” The issue here is that this term — the G-word — is more widely recognizable than the preferred term ...
Romani folklore encompasses the folktales, myths, oral traditions, and legends of the Romani people.The Romani were nomadic when they departed India during the Middle Ages. ...
When Gypsy-Rose Blanchard walked free from prison last December, she was ready to leave her dark past behind. Still, she carried with her the fear that her past might come back to haunt her. "I ...
Gypsy Rose Lee was one of America's legendary entertainers. On this 100th anniversary of her birth, you may wonder just what makes her legacy endure. ... June was the star, with Gypsy relegated to ...