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Word: cannonism (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...abstract expressionists, Smith tried his hand at political propaganda with a set of Medals for Dishonor inspired by the Spanish Civil War, later with a number of drawings that tried, in effect, to do a Bruegel on fascism. These desolate landscapes, populated by knotty women copulating with cannon, are postsurrealist cliches-although they make clear Smith's erotic feelings about steel. Even so, they are full of the harsh, graphic intensity that would soon burst forth in his sculpture...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Art: Dream Sculptures in Ink and Paper | 12/24/1979 | See Source »

...knew that they were hostages. Blood had already been shed within the mosque; when several guards had tried to arrest Mohammed and his band, they had been killed. Outside the locked doors, Saudi authorities were baffled. The only way to open the doors was to blast them open with cannon. But to damage a holy place required a ruling by the 'Ulama, the kingdom's religious leaders...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: Struggle for the Sacred Mosque | 12/10/1979 | See Source »

...Trak costs about $43, and a dump trailer available separately costs $13. For pacifists who disapprove of Big Trak's flashing cannon, Fundimensions of Mount Clemens, Mich., makes a similar programmable beach buggy...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Living: Those Beeping, Thinking Toys | 12/10/1979 | See Source »

...hook. Somewhere, deep in their past, there is a superhero. Or even better, a supervillain. Darth Vader Death Star space stations are hot this year, even at $40, a clerk explains. And why not--they've got an Alien Trash Monster, a Rope Swing to Safety, an exploding laser cannon and even a "working elevator...

Author: By Bill Mckibben, | Title: Suckerman and His Friends | 12/5/1979 | See Source »

...game still seemed well within Harvard's reach as the second half whitsle blew. It did not stay that way for long. Brown left-wing Hugh Copeland picked off a Crimson pass, raced past last week's Ivy Player of the Week, Lorenzo DiBonaventura, and boomed a left-footed cannon into the far corner...

Author: By Stephen A. Herzenberg, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: Booters Drop to Bruins, 3-0; Win Streak Snapped at Five | 11/3/1979 | See Source »

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