Word: coloral
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...Calligraphy: 1800-1950, by Robert H. Ellsworth (Random House; 1,049 pages; $850), is a great leap forward in our perception of this surprisingly complex and adaptable culture. Twelve years in preparation, the three-volume set contains illustrations of more than 800 pieces of art, 369 pages of color reproductions of paintings, scrolls, fans and album leaves, and hundreds of pages of calligraphy, an art form in itself. This is the largest compilation of 19th and 20th century Chinese art in the West, and the perfect gift for the mandarin who has everything...
...tens of thousands of dollars for Grandma's handiwork. America's Glorious Quilts, edited by Dennis Duke and Deborah Harding (Macmillan; 320 pages; $75), assembles photographs of some of the finest examples of this varied craft. Country and patriotic themes dominate the 19th century pieces, although their combinations of colors and designs are hardly naive. The surprises in the book are the contemporary works -- vibrant abstractions such as Yvonne Porcella's Ginza (1984) and Michael James' Rhythm Color: Bacchanale (1986) -- that indicate the evolution of this intensely communal craft into a personal art form...
...that fulfilled the American dream of bringing news and entertainment to every room of the house. Collins, an executive with Columbia Pictures and collector of highly stylized receivers of the '30s, '40s and '50s, has produced the nostalgic sleeper of the season. The photographs glow with a warmth and color that make one forget how often these little bijoux of popular culture were on the fritz during the heyday of amplitude modulation...
...that at 42 this German artist is the best painter of his generation on either side of the Atlantic. Given most of the talent we have, this may not sound like much of a compliment. Certainly Kiefer's limitations are inescapable: his drawing lacks fluency and clarity and his color is monotonous, though the former seems to reinforce the grinding earnestness of his style and the latter contributes to its lugubrious intensity. What counts, is that he is one of the few visual artists in the past decade to have shown an unmistakable greatness of vision...
...testimony could make a difference in how people perceive Judge Kennedy, however, and those people could include the general public or the Senators," Perry said. "For people who admire Professor Tribe's judgement, his testimony could help color their judgement of the candidate...