Gor·ky or Gor·ki (gôr k ) See Nizhniy Novgorod. |
| Gorky, Arshile 1904-1948. Armenian-born American painter considered a transitional figure between surrealism and abstract expressionism. His works include The Liver Is the Cock's Comb (1944). |
| Gorky also Gorki, Maksim also Maxim Pen name of Aleksei Maksimovich Peshkov. 1868-1936. Russian writer who supported the Bolshevik Revolution of 1917 and helped develop socialist realism as the officially accepted literary aesthetic. His works include The Life of Klim Samgin (1925-1936), an unfinished cycle of novels. |
Gorky [ˈgɔːkɪ]
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(Biographies / Gorky, Arshile (1904-1948) M, USnational of birth: Armenian, ARTS AND CRAFTS: painter) Arshile (ˈɑːʃɪl). 1904-48, US abstract expressionist painter, born in Armenia. Influenced by Picasso and Miró, his style is characterized by fluid lines and resonant colours
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| Noun | 1. |  Gorky - Russian writer of plays and novels and short stories; noted for his depiction of social outcasts |
| 2. |  Gorky - an industrial city in the European part of Russia; birthplace of Maksim GorkyRussian Federation, Russia - a federation in northeastern Europe and northern Asia; formerly Soviet Russia; since 1991 an independent state |
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