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...Animals as Poets,” animals are used to reflect cultural symbols. Animals from the traditional Chinese zodiac are satirically dressed in elaborate garments like the stoic Asian poet. The poetry of these famous poets was entered into competitions at the imperial court; simultaneously portraits were erected to depict the authors in tandem with their writings.In this particular scroll, animals like the snake and tiger, with their smug expressions, extravagant robes, and blinding bling, are skewing the pictorial legacy of the Asian poet. With “Zodiac” animals are not depicted as fearful or inhumane, often...
...Research and Instruction Lynda Leahy to China for the dedication. The donated collection is held on the fifth floor of a new library built on Sun Yat-sen’s East Campus. The floor’s lobby features panels that explain Hilles’ history and depict Hilles, the Quad, and Cambridge “in a very charming and eloquent way,” said Cole. Cheng said the new building is “gorgeous.” “They have done a very good job arranging the Hilles collection in the new library...
...spontaneously burst into song, and you have to make it believable” says Sammi K. Biegler ’08, who plays Zorah, the professional bridesmaid, “Not like [you’re singing] just because someone wrote it.”Gilbert and Sullivan depict Zorah as a sullen, depressed alcoholic—Krause provides the “why.” Zorah is in love with Dick, who went off to sea; when he returns, he falls in love with Rose. Biegler then incorporates this background story into a more nuanced performance...
...ledge above Annenberg, where I could just take it all in. I would stand there and admire the paintings and sculptures, the high hammerbeam trusses, and the stained glass windows with their beautiful blue, yellow, red, and orange panes, each separated by thick black lines to depict a variety of Western, almost religious, images. I would watch as my classmates arrived from their myriad activities, filed through the meal lines, then sat down with their respective cliques...
...most beautiful stained glass window I’ve ever seen was one in which the different colors of glass were melted together, free from the defining black lines, to depict a sunset over the ocean. The horizon was sharp at the edges, but the pane blurred as the blue water and the yellow and red sky reflected the orange sun in the center, the colors spilling over each other in a fantastic display. Our eyes take in the world as a blur. It is only in our minds that lines are created in order for us to perceive...