Word: artfulness
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...That the art of eating has gone the way of the art of glass blowing was made plain by such order lists as the one above which is just part of the menu for a 1468 dinner tendered two English statesmen. Or, if you are still hungry just peruse the following food which required 62 chefs to prepare for a contemporary spread. Six wild bulls, 104 oxen, 400 swine, 1000 mutton, 1200 quail, 304 stags, and 3000 pigs were among the delicate offered to the gathering of 4000. Just what percentage of the 4000 had another little snack at bedtime...
...Art enthusiasts and students were well served by the Fogg Art Museum in 1936 through the notable exhibitions which it brought to Harvard...
...Master Drawings from the Paul J. Sachs and the Looser Collections: a small group of El Greco's works; 19th century French paintings, and drawings largely loans; the most important Prints from the Museum's collection; paintings by Dr. Ross and a selection from his gifts of Oriental art...
...western European painting. But the most notable exhibition in initiative, size and public interest--in fact the popular event of the last three years--was the Work of Paul Gauguin, including both paintings and prints. It was arranged by the newly formed Boston Chapter of the Museum of Modern Art, under the auspices of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, the Germanic Museum, and the Fogg Museum...
Unpleasant as it may be, the process of going over old examinations pays dividends. There is no easier way to find out what mistakes not to repeat, how better to organize material under pressure, and how to perfect the art of padding little substance, than by reviewing past experience. And often nebulous ideas, hastily put down, can later be recovered and put to good advantage by further investigation and study...