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In from Fresno, Calif., for his first reunion since graduation, Procter and Gamble Executive Jack Simpson claimed convincingly that he was delighted to be there, jostling hip to hip with dozens of others under a dripping canvas before the bonfire finally got lit. "It's marvelous," said he, and...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In Pennsylvania: A Time on the River | 7/24/1978 | See Source »

Almost lost in the flying millions was the memory of the man responsible. Born in Frankfurt in 1883, Von Hirsch began working at the turn of the century in the Offenbacher leather firm owned by his uncle. He eventually built it into one of the finest such companies in Europe...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: BRITAIN: The Sale of the Century | 7/3/1978 | See Source »

Neva Makgetla '78, an active member in this year's Southern African Solidarity Committee (SASC), said yesterday that a recent canvas of seniors showed little support for disruption of Commencement activities, but widespread backing of a protest of some kind.

Author: By Jonathan H. Alter, | Title: Group of Seniors Will Protest Harvard's South Africa Stand | 6/7/1978 | See Source »

Outside the French base camp is a hastily built row of canvas shops where the entrepreneurial Lebanese sell everything from cigarettes to transistor radios. A tailor sitting at his sewing machine says he is doing "terrific business" cutting and making tailored summer uniforms. One of the bestselling items is a...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: LEBANON: The Thin Blue Line | 5/29/1978 | See Source »

One of the most common reactions from people experiencing their first taste of modern art is, "Gee, I could have done that." They see a few bright-colored geometric shapes scattered seemingly randomly on a canvas, or splotches of paint dribbled across it, and they assume that all they need...

Author: By Amy B. Mcintosh, | Title: Profundity or Paint Rags? | 5/4/1978 | See Source »

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