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...gentle death, don't touch the clock in the kitchen that ticks on the wall; all my childhood has passed on the enamel of its face, upon those painted flowers: don't touch the hands, the heart of the dead. Perhaps someone will answer? O death of mercy, death of modesty. Farewell, dear one, farewell, my dulcissima mater...
...perfectionist," says a former employee. "He applies this rule to people as well as products and advertising." Revson pays attention to the smallest details, often spends weeks working out the right name or the exact shade for a new lipstick or nail enamel, personally selects models and approves their clothing. He even had his employees' telephones tapped to make sure they were doing their jobs right...
...Shrew of Aubrey Schwarz is especially fascinating because it has such strident symbolic power. Schwarz borrows his technique from Durer's enamel engravings, but the daring placement of the shrew, the uncanny emphasis on its very white eye belongs to the modern period. Without losing its descriptive accuracy, The Shrew is designed as a harrowing picture; the animal shown is an image of horrid, unfathomable evil...
...National's sales, and Price expects it to hit 70% by 1960. He hopes to make it even more attractive with a 1960 model that has an exterior of aluminum, including roof, doors, window frames and exterior trim. He paints his aluminum houses with the same shiny baked enamel used on automobiles. (it lasts three or four times longer than ordinary house paints), this year will use a flat, baked Lucite finish especially developed for him by Du Pont. Says he: "Our 1960 aluminum house is the greatest technical advance in housing in 100 years...
Aluminum Shingles. "Lifetime" aluminum roof shingles in six baked-enamel colors embossed with wood grain were announced by Reynolds Metals Co. The shingles interlock to withstand high winds. Price...