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Word: colossi (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...fine shape. Those who doubt this might consult the current retrospective of the fluent, tantalizingly mysterious work of Jennifer Bartlett, 44, at the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis. One might also adduce the small, concentrated paintings of Mark Innerst, 28, which inject photo-derived images of Great Tourist Views (colossi of Memnon in Egypt, the Hudson River landscape of the 19th century) with a remarkable feel for the subtleties of atmosphere...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Art: Careerism and Hype Amidst the Image Haze | 6/17/1985 | See Source »

...powered American businessmen, met with Soviet leaders in Moscow. That was in 1978, before crises in Afghanistan and Poland chilled East-West relations and put an end to the group's Moscow trips. But last week the eight-year-old organization, whose 210-member roster includes such capitalist colossi as Xerox Corp. and RCA Corp., revealed that it is heading back on another trade-promotion trip Nov. 16. Says Michael Forrestal, a past council president: "U.S. executives generally feel that it is wise for the two largest industrial countries to maintain trade relations...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Moscow Mission | 11/8/1982 | See Source »

Such are the personal touches and discreet comforts of a well-managed small hotel. Establishments like these have flourished for years in Europe, while in the U.S., land of computer-run colossi built for a badge-and-bottle clientele and crammed with more than 2,000 rooms, the list of truly first-class, intimate hotels has long been woefully short...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Living: Food, a Fire and a Little Quiet | 7/14/1980 | See Source »

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