Raeburn
Americannoun
noun
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Some groups recall the past, like trumpeter Yank Lawson’s New Orleans-style orchestra, while others, like Woody Herman, Stan Kenton and especially Boyd Raeburn, anticipate modern jazz.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 26, 2026
Lesley Stevenson, senior conservator of paintings at the National Galleries of Scotland in Edinburgh, is among several experts who have since confirmed the Raeburn attribution.
From BBC ● Jan. 25, 2026
A special jury prize for original music was issued to Peter Raeburn for “Handling the Undead” and a special jury prize for acting went to Preeti Panigrahi for “Girls Will Be Girls.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 26, 2024
When Apollo runs his eyes over Daphne’s body, for instance, Ovid tells us simply that he looks at her “lips” and “fingers” and “arms,” yet Raeburn goes further.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 8, 2022
It was a Raeburn, and the portrait was of Caroline de Winter, a sister of Maxim’s great-great-grandfather.
From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier
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