Word: bigs
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...make Mexican art history: Siqueiros and José Clemente Orozco. Together they formed a government-backed syndicate of artists, published a manifesto announcing their intention "to socialize artistic expression." To the syndicate that meant ditching easel painting and going to work on walls-wherever they could find a big, challenging bare...
...dies, Rivera may well add sculpture to his talents and triumphs, just as he may well get himself into more political rumpuses. After all his travels, however, Diego knows where home is. Happily fingering and musing over his pre-Cortesian sculptures, he looks like one of the statues himself-big-bellied, self-contained, benign, timeless...
...Richard Tucker had never before tried the big, dramatic tenor role of Radames; Toscanini's favorite soprano, red-haired Herva Nelli, who had had to hold herself in as Desdemona in his 1947 broadcast of Otello, was getting a chance to open up as Aida. He had picked three newcomers: slim Norwegian Contralto Eva Gustavson (Amneris), who arrived in the U.S. last October, young Canadian Bass-Baritone Dennis Harbour (the King of Egypt), who a fortnight ago won the Met's radio auditions, and Soprano Teresa Randall (the Priestess), a finalist in the same contest. Baritone Giuseppe Valdengo...
...finals, he squared off against Defending Indoor Champion Billy Talbert, ranked No. 4 in the national ratings but No. 1 on boards. When Pancho's big service was booming in, about all Talbert could do was wave at it. Talbert went down...
...game's brightest young star, Pancho is now eligible for becks & nods from the social set that patronizes big-time tennis. "But," says he: "I don't drink cocktails-just beer." Besides, the food at fancy parties does not appeal to Pancho's cast-iron stomach, which thrives on beans (with or without chili and cheese) and tortillas...