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...Leonardo da Vinci, the man, artist and military engineer" is the subject chosen for his lecture by John W. Lieb, vice-president of the New York Edison Company and president of the Electrical Testing Laboratories. He will speak at 8 o'clock this evening at the Fogg Art Museum under the auspices of the University Engineering Society. Mr. Lieb has a very representative collection of slides pertaining to the works and replicas of Leonardo da Vinci with which he will illustrate his lecture...
Although he has made a detailed study of Leonardo's life and works Mr. Lieb has made it clear that he intends to expound the practical rather than the artistic side of the life of the famous Italian scholar, in his lecture tonight. He believes that every student knows more or less about Leonardo as an artist but few realize that he was one of the greatest military engineers of all time...
John W. Lieb will speak at the Fogg Art Museum Thursday at 8 o'clock on "Leonardo da Vinci", with special reference to him as a man, an artist and as a military engineer. He will illustrate his lecture with many representative slides of his works and also of some of the modern replicas, showing the differences between the originals and those of imitators who lacked the genius of the great master. Mr. Lieb, although essentially an electrical engineer, has made an extensive study of Leonardo and his period. He comes to the University at the invitation of the University...
Died. Victor Maurel, 75, French baritone, pronounced by Verdi the greatest male operatic artist he ever heard, in Manhattan of ptomaine...
...largest canvas in the world is being used by Renimel, French artist, for his great panorama of the battle of Château-Thierry. Life-size American soldiers will appear in the foreground, with the river, town, surrounding hills and the enemy in perspective. It will be exhibited in Philadelphia...