Word: burrs
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Among his early distinctions, Vanderlyn was the first American painter to conquer naked flesh. Actually, he had small choice in the matter; his patron, Aaron Burr, decided it by sending him to Paris instead of London for training. The earnest student from Kingston, N.Y. struck the French capital in 1796, when Jacques-Louis David and his neoclassic followers were preparing the stage for Napoleon's posturings. Trapped in the doctrinaire icebox of neoclassicism, Vanderlyn conscientiously set about acquiring its basic asset: figure drawing. He also acquired its defects: stale colors and chill poses...
...soon, and had to sit out their later years. Vanderlyn tasted glory first, when his grandiose Marius Amid the Ruins of Carthage caught Napoleon's eye. "Give the medal to that!" the Emperor ordered; overnight the American became a cynosure at the French court. When Aaron Burr came penniless to France after his trial for treason, Vanderlyn was able to repay Burr's former generosity in full, supporting his patron as he himself had been supported...
Although a large crowd had gathered in Burr Hall, expecting considerable opposition to American foreign policy, about the only serious criticism to be voiced, and one which was hit on by all three speakers, was a strong objection to the lack of decision-making in the United States during election years...
...America" will be the topic of the final "special event in the arts" sponsored jointly by the Summer School and the summer session of M.I.T. Members of the International Seminar will take part in the program, which will be held next Wednesday, August 8, at 8:30 p.m. in Burr Hall...
Tickets for these sessions, which take place at 8:30 p.m. in Burr Lecture Hall, will be available at the door...