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Rebels hail Teruel recapture; Loyalists deny defeat
Comment on scientific expedition to North Pole; illus
W L Marks on modernization of old homes; illus
Comr Valentine on police policy on demonstrations
1938David Bailey, English photographer and painter[†]
David Royston Bailey is an English photographer and director, most known for his fashion photography and portraiture, and role in shaping the image of the Swinging Sixties. Bailey has also directed several television commercials and documentaries.
1938Lynn Conway, American computer scientist and electrical engineer (died 2024)[†]
Lynn Ann Conway was an American computer scientist, electrical engineer, and transgender rights activist.
1938Robert Smithson, American sculptor and photographer (died 1973)[†]
Robert Smithson was an American artist known for sculpture and land art who often used drawing and photography in relation to the spatial arts. His work has been internationally exhibited in galleries and museums and is held in public collections. He was one of the founders of the land art movement whose best known work is the Spiral Jetty (1970).