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Word: draftsman (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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...more skill and technical finesse than originality; but it is a poor spectator who continually demands originality in the paintings which he sees. Honest performance and an intelligent approach have become rare birds these days, but they can be found in the work of Hollister. He is a fine draftsman, and he succeeds in rising above the stage of self-consciousness. The paintings of Elliott Richardson '41 betray a certain naivete of approach, but they are straightforward and clear. Nothing artificial, nothing that might protrude as a deliberate attempt to gain an effect is present. His handling of the water...

Author: By John Wliner, | Title: Collections & Critiques | 5/6/1940 | See Source »

...authority on the law of property. Casuer came to Harvard in 1939 as a visiting lecturer and is now assistant professor of Law. He was general editor of "Treatise on the Law of Property." and draftsman of the Uniform Property Act approved for adoption by the states...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: FOUR NEW PROFESSORS NAMED BY UNIVERSITY | 4/12/1940 | See Source »

...color and portrays a subject through the print medium, his result is the same, namely a rather abstract picture which is neither more nor less than merely pleasant. In his ease, the use of color contributes toward the ultimate effect but is not essential; Matisse is primarily a draftsman and secondarily a painter...

Author: By Jack Wilner, | Title: Collections & Critiques | 2/5/1940 | See Source »

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