Word: cataloger
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Sultan was born in Asheville, N.C., in 1951 and is certainly among the more gifted American artists of his generation. But this show's catalog hums with inflated comparisons and claims. "He seems formed in the Manet mold," writes one contributor, Ian Dunlop, adducing by way of proof that Sultan, like the great Edouard, is ambitious, paints images from "modern life," looks at old master paintings, etc. Sultan does have a crush on Manet; a small still life with asparagus pays homage to Manet's famous single asparagus stalk, and a little detail of masts and sails in Manet...
...addition, he said the difficulty of creating many new courses at once would cause considerable delay. The freshman committee member speculated that even if Harvard creates a Science C requirement, it might not appear in the course catalog for five to 10 years...
...stores, in particular, are beset by big discounters like K mart on one side and specialty retailers on the other. Such large chains as the Limited clothing boutiques, Radio Shack electronics stores and Toys 'R' Us have all stolen substantial sales from department stores. At the same time, quality catalog retailers, including Land's End, the Sharper Image and Eddie Bauer, have captured a growing share of retail sales by catering to two-income couples with more money than time to spare. Foreign retailers have also entered the fray in a big way. Since 1980, for example, Benetton of Treviso...
...year in the early 1980s. From 1983 to 1987 Ward fell from No. 6 to No. 12 in the retail rankings as its sales declined 30%, to $4.6 billion. But in 1985 Mobil brought in Bernard Brennan to turn things around. Brennan slimmed down the company, selling its catalog operation and a troubled discount division. He transformed many of the remaining stores, filling them with attractive specialty departments. When Ward returned to profitability, achieving record earnings last year of $130 million, Mobil moved to get out of the retailing business while it could demand a good price. The buyer: none...
...half time!) during his years on the stage at places like Yale and Harvard, schools as prestigious as Podunk and Dingaling on Melmac. Listen to him drivel: "There are moments when ALF's reality is so overwhelming, you have to catch your breath. He picked up a lingerie catalog one day, and you could see his blood changing, his temperature going up. How did he do that? ALF has eyes of stone, literally cold black eyes, and sometimes, whether they catch the light or not, they warm just like a person's eyes." Do I have the man in knots...