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...Fine Arts in Philadelphia; William A. Farnsworth Library and Art Museum in Rockland, Me.; Shelburne (Vt.) Museum; New Britain (Conn.) Museum of American Art; Wadsworth Atheneum in Hartford, Conn.; and Currier Gallery of Art in Manchester, N.H. * Drybrush, used by Wyeth's mentor of the miniature, Albrecht Dürer, as early as 1450, is more like drawing than watercoloring in technique. The artist works over still wet washes of water-soluble pigment with a brush dipped in concentrated color and squeezed almost dry. The stiff bristles, flattened and frayed looking, add textures of weight and depth...
...There's a lot of text here," says "Paris/New York" curator Donald Albrecht of his show's detail-crammed signs and labels. "It's like a magazine article exhibit-ized." And, like any good magazine article, it has not just a beginning and middle, but also an end. One of the last things you see is a 1932 replica of a never-built luxury liner by Norman Bel Geddes, who - along with the likes of Gilbert Rohde and Donald Deskey - formed a rising group of distinctively American designers. Bel Geddes' model is the same size as the Normandie...
...German-owned Aldi--short for Albrecht Discount--arrived in the U.S. in 1976, hoping to replicate a business model that had been wildly successful in Europe. With U.S. food inflation then in the double digits, the company's timing couldn't have been better. Aldi was one of the first so-called box stores, achieving rock-bottom pricing by offering a limited inventory and squeezing out all unnecessary costs, from in-store butchers to fancy displays. No credit cards or checks are accepted. And at any given time, there are no more than five staffers inside an Aldi store...
...stepping up to attackers and forcing them to use their weak hand.” Another element that contributed to Harvard’s victory was the new coaching staff. It is the first year coaching at Harvard for both head coach Lisa Miller and assistant coach Sarah Albrecht. Together the two have completely changed the team for the better. “They have just done an incredible job turning our team around,” Simmons said. “They have put everyone in a specific role in the field. They just give us so much guidance...
...according to senior co-captain Lauren Bobzin, the hiring of Miller—and new assistant coach Sarah Albrecht, a former standout player at Northwestern—represents a step towards restoring the legitimacy of the Crimson program...