Word: african
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Prince of Wales who came to Africa and smiled less and danced more than people expected; leaders in the Union political movements. She analyzes the various currents of commerce, government, economics. The effects of the Boer War she finds revealed in the remark of a young British-South African who refers to-"the place we South Africans licked the English...
...many a tired ballet dancer by Degas, many an illuminating piece of fruit by Dr. Barnes's favorite of all painters, Paul Cezanne. Also, because of their influence upon French art and the presence of three of their race among Dr. Barnes's associates, primitive African sculptors are plentifully represented, by dark little wooden shapes which purists find obscene, but the adventurous adore...
Died. William S. Cherry, African explorer, discoverer of three unknown types of natives; drowned off the Mexican coast. On the S. S. Manchuria, some valuable papers blew across the deck. Explorer Cherry gave chase; the ship listed; he fell overboard...
...bunch as he does. For one thing he is a writer of beautiful prose; then he is a real creator of character. He is not confined only to personal autobiography and is developing all the time. He would be, I think, a very interesting lecturer, with all his African experience and his fine critical gift. He would have as much to say about the savages in London as about the savages in Africa...
Served in African...