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Diana (an enlargement of an early work, cast in colored terra-cotta) is swifter far than Acteon, for all his speed-outstripping dogs. The wind bends her scarf; her bow is drawn; she looks back...
...color" account in the newspapers described lower Broadway at this moment: "The terra cotta canyon was visited by a blinding, whirling mass of paper, stock tickertape, torn newspapers and shredded telephone books which were hurled from the thousands of windows that overlooked the street...
...work of excavating was begun there in the early part of 1922. In spite of difficulties and interruptions of long periods, the excavations have been carried on, and interesting results have been obtained. Very early pottery of a geometric character have been found, and good types of terra cotta and coins, but it is estimated that the most important result of the work has been the contribution made to the knowledge of ancient architecture, especially of early house plans which the investigations have unearthed...
...works specified by M. Vigoroux as spurious include 1) A ceramic piece attributed to Lucca della Robbia, 15th Century Florentine sculptor, sold to an official of the Metropolitan for $3,000, and "not worth a sou." (The Metropolitan contains only one della Robbia?a terra cotta bas-relief entitled Prudence, bought in 1921 under the bequest of Joseph Pulitzer.) 2) A 15th Century statue of St. Paul, sold to Assistant Curator Breck, of the Metropolitan, for $3,000. 3) A bas-relief group, Les Lansquenets (a former type of German footsoldier; the figures were called "devils" by the people...
...buildings are fireproof throughout with terra cotta floor construction and steel framework. The common rooms and dining rooms will be panelled in oak with quartered oak floors and large fireplaces. The wainscoting and doors throughout the buildings will also be of oak. In general architecture, the dormiories coincide well with the other University buildings. Sheley, Rutan and Coolidge, the architects, also built the new Harvard Club on Commonwealth avenue...