... with new crops. With the support of an ever-growing circle of influential friends, he entered politics, serving (1759-1774) in Virginia House of Burgesses. In January 1759 he married Martha Dandridge Custis, a wealthy and attractive young widow with two small children. It was to be a happy and satisfying marriage. After 1759 Washington became a leader in Virginia's opposition to Great Britain ... ...

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... , Martin stopped painting and over the next seven years built herself a house in New Mexico and devoted much of her time to writing and lecturing. This 1989 profile from Current Biography recounts her life and long career and explores her unconventional artistic style. Profile of Agnes Martin Although the painter Agnes Martin deliberately moved from New York City to a small town ... ...

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