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...carried to the pinnacle of poshery by his son, Baron Duveen of Millbank, who became so legendary a dealer that 24 years after his death in 1939, a hit Broadway play, Lord Pengo, made fiction of his exploits. He bought and sold Rembrandt's Aristotle Contemplating the Bust of Homer three times, always handled, as his motto affirmed, "nothing but recognized masterpieces." His clients were equally well recognized -Mellon, Morgan, Frick, Rockefeller, Kress, Altman, Bache-and Duveen steered their taste in building superb, now mostly public collections...
METROPOLITAN-Fifth Ave. at 82nd. The museum supplements its large collection of Rembrandt paintings (33, including the $2,300,000 Aristotle Contemplating the Bust of Homer) with a selection of the Dutch master's prints. "World's Fairs-the Architecture of Fantasy" makes a retrospective visit to 16 past expositions by means of prints, photographs, posters and souvenirs...
...match isn't going to be any walkover. A large Crimson sophomore contingent has been improving all season long, and coach Bob Pickett feels "they're going to bust loose one of these days...
...Crimson squad has squeaked through its last two matches with important League wins--16-14 over Columbia and 17-14 over Princeton. The team will really have to "bust loose" tonight to make it three...
...Look's first ran almost last in the magazine. On page 105, just short of the back cover, persevering readers found a stiff, postcard-size appendage, attached in the manner of a subscription renewal card. On the card was a black and white picture that showed a bust of Thomas Alva Edison surround ed by some half-dozen of his inventions. What made most readers stop and look twice was the picture's distinct illusion of depth...