Word: anno
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Mitsumasa Anno has been called the Escher of Japan because of his ability to trick the eye and educate the mind. In Anno's Flea Market (Philomel; $11.95), two old peasants wheel a cart across a medieval square. Horseless carriages suddenly appear in the background. A stagecoach is on display, and African explorers have arrived with a cache of ivory tusks. In Anno's crowded canvas, allusions are everywhere: the novels of Robert Louis Stevenson, the paintings of Monet, the films of Rene Clair reach across the years. With his panoramic, limitless cast, this flea market constantly renews...
...religious foundations abound. The national motto, "In God We Trust," is imprinted on all of our currency. We refer to God in our national anthem and in "America." President Reagan has proclaimed a Jewish Heritage Week as well as declaring 1983 the "Year of the Bible." The words "Anno Domini" (translated: "in the year of our Lord") or "A.D." have pervaded our time references, are chiseled into nearly every federal building, and are found in every Presidential document. And the most telling of all, we publicly continue to celebrate the birth and crucifixion of Jesus Christ in our two most...