Word: artistes
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...remarks to L. Lucceius, the historian, pleading that he speak favorably of you--even beyond the truth if necessary make a pretty immodest page. But pray, let not this trouble you. In this day we separate a man's character from his works. And you are at least an artist, dear Cicero...
...serially in a leading Soviet review, is confused, obscene and "written in English that can hardly be understood by an Englishman." Moscow critics urged Soviet composers to turn back to Tchaikovsky, Mussorgsky and Rimsky-Korsakov; Soviet writers to turn back to Shakespeare, Goethe and Pushkin. In the general Bolshevik artist furor this week it was everywhere believed, although not officially confirmed, that Joseph Stalin early last week heard for the first time some of Shostakovich's music, then translated his personal reactions into the lashing Pravda editorial which called the Red Genius' works "muddle instead of music, fragments...
...output of our foundries at this moment is too aggressive, too strident, to be overlooked with a pitying smile. These bronze rowdies whoop and vociferate on all sides. I recently heard a witty artist friend size up the situation in this wise: 'After the Civil War they did the worst they knew how; today we have become more skillful and we are able to do much worse...
After the banquet Artist Taft told friends of his latest encounter with State authorities. Commissioned to do an Illinois memorial of the Lincoln-Douglas debate, he was told that in his preliminary sketch the figure of Stephen Douglas was not prominent enough. "I told them that the fault was not mine but God's," chuckled Lorado Taft, "and they haven't answered...
Germany and Austria have pronounced Giannini a great dramatic artist. Toscanini chose her to sing in Falstaff at the Salzburg Festival last summer (TIME, Sept. 2), chose her again for his General Motors broadcast and for his forthcoming performance of the Verdi Requiem. But Father Giannini waited until last week to form his own opinion, then said: "I always think my Dusolina, she has a very nice voice. Now I believe she acts very good...