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...country, demands both an exacting craftmanship and the most profound philosophic reflection for its highest enjoyment. The combination of talents makes it the most difficult of arts and it has been little practiced outside of certain circles in Japan. About four years ago, however, a group gathered on Cape Cod whose happy union of philosophic and practical energy made possible the first International Non-Objective Kobu Art Association...
...present Association was founded in Truro (Cape Cod) in 1951 under the auspices of a root-polishing native who knew the technical aspects of the work, and a New York lawyer, Herman N. Finkelstein, who provided the philosophic leadership and subsequently became the Association's first (and only) president. During the summer the group flourished in the cranberry-laden countryside of the Cape, digging up roots and making the first steps in a highly complex art with improvised tools. When the halcyon summer days were over, the Association moved to New York, took on a Canadian member to become "International...
...With cod-liver oil and vitamins, veterinarians revived the monkey, the dogs and the bears. The eagle perked up on grain and fruit. By week's end all the beasts were feeling better, and the Barcelona zoo promised them a home. The midget, weak and undernourished, was installed in a home in Ciudad Real. All that remained of the abandoned circus was Sweikof the fox terrier, who lay down before the wagon of his absent master, and mournfully refused...
...pleasures are simple; near the top of the list is a good game of poker for sizable stakes with neighbors and G.M. friends. He likes to dance (last summer he and his youngest daughter won a prize at Cape Cod, Mass., where he goes on vacation). Twice a year, he gets away on hunting trips, always insists on walking every field himself just to make sure that no bird is missed. Anyone who starts talking business with the boss on these occasions is likely to be presented by the rest of the group with a well-polished aluminum apple made...
...Frost, Brower loves New England, loves particularly to take long walks along its country roads. He is an inveterate walker and at Amherst he often led a hiking group through the surrounding woods, spicing the ramblings with peripatetic philosophy. Early this summer he did some concentrated meandering on Cape Cod, "way down, you know, where Thoreau walked...