Word: decorative
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Rossetti, Bouguereau and Burne-Jones, is constantly expanding his collection, which is already far too large to display in his cavernous two-story bachelor apartment off Manhattan's Central Park. He concedes that his paintings of diabolic winged creatures, furiously driven chariots and diaphanously clad maidens are basically "decor," adding: "You are not supposed to look at the paintings, they look "at you. The art puts out the energy." Anything that produces energy these days should be profitable, of course, and Pivar's collection is no exception. "Since I started to collect," he says with satisfaction, "19th century...
...than at ankle level. Ceiling fans can reduce heating costs sharply, from 25% to 35%, simply by swishing the over-head reservoir of warm air down to where the people are. Designs range from units with plain wooden blades to brass and even iron-scrollwork extravaganzas that recall the decor of turn-of-the-century ice cream parlors. Top-of-the-line ceiling fans are made by the Hunter Fan Co. retail...
Even as the theme-artifact market was booming, another restaurant trend was developing. That day, of the two most In restaurants in Los Angeles, one was operating without a sign of identification, the other with an unlisted phone number. In both, the decor could only be called early tool shed...
...camera movement and the characters' invariable locomotion contributes to the dynamism of conversation and exuberance of mentality singular to the New Yorker. As a result, the screen is perfused with optical changes so that the human beings appear to be animated marionettes in an ambience of rich urban decor. Inevitably, such visual dynamism provides an appropriate frame for a casual style of acting, freed of the contrivance and pomposity prevalent in contemporary comedies. The most spontaneous actor is, of course, Woody Allen himself, noted for his extemporaneous manner of rendering lines and puns. His wit seems to be spur...
...this England, or is it a madhouse?" a third laments. What kind of house is it? It may not have been a full house but it was certainly an appreciative one attending the opening of George Bernard Shaw's Heartbreak House. For three hours, lunacy reigned withing the austere decor of Dunster dining hall: a long-lost daughter dropped in, a practical businessman dropped out, a host of curious and spurious extramarital relations grew entangled...