Word: chermayeff
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Dates: during 1951-1951
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...Chermayeff is mainly interested in abstract composition. In most cases, he uses conventional colors and does not try for delicate tones or nuances. His large water-color entitled "Three Fish" has a good balance of geometric shapes and is neatly drawn. A smaller "Fish," however, is much more lively because lines forming the skeleton play against lines representing turbulence in the water. The result is a fish which looks alive. Chermayeff's other fish in a large, blue water-color are quite dead and only make a pattern which would look pleasant on a bed-spread. "Breakfast at Sardi...
These three, Barrie Cooke '53, Ivan Chermayeff '54, and George E. Woodman '54, use entirely different approaches. Whereas Cooke paints on canvas with many brilliant colored oils, Chermayeff limits himself to black ink and blocks of color on glossy cardboard. Woodman is varied in his style, using pen, brush, oils, and almost anything at hand...
Paintings and drawings made by five undergraduates will be on exhibit at the Busch-Reisinger Museum until November 25. The show consists of 25 pictures. Ivan Chermayeff '54, Barrie Cooke '53, Charles A. Platt II '54, Dudley Uphoff '55, and George E. Woodman '54 contributed to the exhibition, which is sponsored by the Harvard Art Association...
...oils by Cook are in the Abe Ratner school except for one abstract is Duco enamels, while Chermayeff has experimented with design and abstract color block relationships. None of the paintings are "representational" art. This is the first showing of University students for over two years...
Captain Warren Stone will lead the undefeated freshmen against a strong Yale team. Stone is unbeaten in the sabre and recently won an unofficial match with varsity fencers. Ivan Chermayeff and Dick Eiwell are the Crimson's top men in the epee and foil...