Word: artiste
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...struggling artist, the world is even less happy. He has few ways to show his products, less chance to sell them...
...scheme: The artist pays $5 into the general fund for the privilege of exhibiting his first picture, $1 for each exhibition thereafter. To the department store he gives 35% of the purchase price, as commission. The organization makes no profits, spends the enrollment fee to advertise the exhibit. Thus the artist gets his market, the public its paintings...
...Charmed by this street artist, I stood in front of his booth until my legs became benumbed and my eyes grew dim with the gay diversity of the strolling players' attire...
Following this line of suggestion, it is not difficult to understand the secret of Beethoven's appeal for an acquaintance with his works will corroborate the statement that Beethoven is first, an emotional composer, second, an artist of great dramatic power; and third, a man of fascinating humor, whose works have their being to intensify those never changing qualities in man--his basic emotions, love, joy, sorrow, his craving for the dramatic, for something to happen, and his instinct for what is humorous--for the incongruities and variety in the spectacle of life...
...most of all did my roommate like the fairies. His eyes opened with wonder at their gay, flowing robes, their merry whirl about the gleaming rod, pendent by their teeth. I, on the contrary was filled with worry. Once such a trapeze artist had broken that bridge, and out had come filling, artist and all. How sad and bad and mad it was, and yet . . I got some message out of it. For did not a lion tamer carry the poor artist from the arena amid cries of applauding multitudes who thought this a part of the show...