Word: americans
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...mother was related to the Ford clan and sister to J. L. Hudson, founder of Detroit's biggest department store. His mother helped to found Detroit's first art museum, and she took him East with her when she went to buy Early American furniture. Then Robert Tannahill became an art patron and collector himself. Every year he traveled abroad to the art centers of Europe. At home he helped struggling young artists educate themselves and find a market for their work. Under no pressure to work, under no need to meet a payroll, he gave where...
Agnew again zeroed in on a worthwhile subject when he turned to the diminishing newspaper competition in many American cities. With so many newspapers dying, he said, many of the survivors have "grown fat and irresponsible." True enough, although the New York Times is not a convincing example. It may be true that the Times would be still better if it had more competition; but most professionals would disagree with Agnew's claim that the Times has got worse since the death of other New York papers...
Agnew's views continued to draw considerable sympathy. The San Francisco Examiner editorialized: "It's high time somebody else started getting headlines besides the yippies, bomb-throwers and the disruptive critics of every traditional American value." Vermont Royster, editor of the Wall Street Journal, bemoaned the fact that Agnew had drawn no praise for being in the company of critics like Jefferson, and added: "All of which leads to the melancholy conclusion that the press can dish it out but quivers when it's dished back...
Inside, a two-story structure will house seven major exhibits built around images of America past and present. The largest area will be devoted to U.S. accomplishment in space exploration, including a full-scale simulation of the Sea of Tranquility landing site of the Apollo 11 moon shot. American life on earth will be covered by a series of exhibits of architecture, folk art, and a review of the realistic tradition in U.S. painting, from Gilbert Stuart to Andrew Wyeth. A mixed-media sports exhibit will include memorabilia of baseball's greats. The U.S. avant-garde will be represented...
Cummings should know. For more than 40 years, Tannahill was active in the affairs of the Institute. He was a longtime member of its governing body and an honorary curator of American art. He made his first gift (an 18th century Hispano-Moorish vase valued at $25) in 1926, and remained a generous benefactor till his death in September at the age of 76. In his will Tannahill made his personal choices public by giving his favorite museum a last and most munificent gift: his multimillion-dollar private collection, including a life-size Renoir nude, seven Cezanne oils, five major...