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Bliss, originally titled Bucolic Green Hills, is the default wallpaper of Microsoft's Windows XP operating system. It is a photograph of a green rolling hills and daytime sky with cirrus clouds . Charles O'Rear , a former National Geographic photographer, took the photo in January 1998 near the Napa – Sonoma county line, California, after a ...
Eric Fischl (born March 9, 1948) is an American painter, sculptor, printmaker, draughtsman and educator. [1] He is known for his paintings depicting American suburbia from the 1970s and 1980s. [ 2 ] [ 3 ]
A computer screen showing a background wallpaper photo of the Palace of Versailles. A wallpaper or background (also known as a desktop background, desktop picture or desktop image on computers) is a digital image (photo, drawing etc.) used as a decorative background of a graphical user interface on the screen of a computer, smartphone or other electronic device.
Frank R. Fischl Jr. (October 25, 1926 – October 12, 2016) was an American U.S. Air Force colonel and politician. In 1966, Fischl, an Air Force pilot with the 433rd Tactical Fighter Squadron during the Vietnam War, was awarded the Silver Star, the U.S. military's third-highest decoration for valor in combat, "for gallantry in connection with military operations" for his role in an airstrike ...
Fischl is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Eric Fischl (born 1948), American painter, sculptor and printmaker; Frank Fischl (1926-2016), Army halfback, mayor of Allentown; Margaret Fischl, American HIV/AIDS researcher; Peter Fischl (1930–2018), Holocaust survivor, poet and public speaker
Immediately outside the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center is a sculpture by Eric Fischl called Soul in Flight. [ 251 ] [ 252 ] The sculpture, unveiled in August 2000, is a 14-foot bronze nude statue that serves as a permanent memorial to Arthur Ashe and includes one of his favorite quotes, "From what we get we can make a living; what ...
Peter L. Fischl (July 19, 1930 – February 12, 2018) was a survivor of the Holocaust, a poet and a public speaker, who dedicated much of his life to educating people about the Holocaust and the importance of acceptance of others. Fischl worked on a project with the sculptor Raymond Persinger to create a monument to "The Little Polish Boy." [1] [2]
Paul Fischl was an Austrian footballer who played as a defender. He played for DFC Prag in the inaugural German football championship in 1903, and also represented the Austria national football team on three occasions.