Word: artiste
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...master before he can be said to have made a beginning in even one branch of twentieth century learning. With the coming of the Renaissance men's minds were stimulated and enlivened by a multitude of new emotions and discoveries. The student strove for omniscience no less than the artist or the man of letters. Leonardo da Vinci was, in his day, as great a scientist and engineeer as he was a painter. In the field of science, however, his work has been superseded, while his painting still lives; so we are prone to forget that in his lifetime...
...Over 200 artist and lay members from all parts of the country make up the organization which backs the Gallery's undertaking. Artists include John Sargent, Joseph Pennell, Daniel Chester French; lay-members, Mrs. Joseph H. Choate, Dr. Richard C. Cabot, Julius Rosenwald, Potter Palmer...
Alexandro Finta de Arba, sculptor and director of all sculpture exhibits at the Pan-American Exposition at Rio de Janeiro, had to prove to immigration authorities at Ellis Island that he actually was an artist in order to gain admission to this country. Artists are exempt from immigration quotas, and as a result there have been a horde of impromptu "artists" on all arriving steamships. Signer de Arba proved his status by cablegrams from Rio de Janeiro-not by demonstrating his skill upon the spot...
...Campbell began, "unharnessed and unbridled art, is the beautiful, the combination of beauty and truth revealed through an individual's vision. This combination of beauty and truth is of the greatest merit in making advertising artistic. There is no beauty in a baked bean, but the right man, advertiser or artist, can make an artistic label, even for beans...
...Metropolitan Opera House. Successive appearances in other works have confirmed the first impressions of their artistry. Kemp is an actress of power and subtlety. Vocally she is a gifted interpreter, though with a tone that is by no means the richest and most beautiful. She is the type of artist whose success is apt to be gradual and lasting. Perhaps she will match in fame the sensational Jeritza. Bonen is a great singer in every way. He has a huge, organ-like voice, distinguished style, ingratiating personality...