Word: exhibit
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...other main characters of the play exhibit Shaw's roots in Dickens. There is Mr. Cokane (Ron Ritchell) who fulfills the potential of his name by providing everyone with the opiate of justification: He is capable of rationalizing everything, including Sartorius's ruthless treatment of the poor. He is a master of the euphemism, who describes himself as "moral, but not a moralist...
Symptoms of the degenerative brain disorder, which usually begin to appear in middle age, include a progressive loss of control over all the muscles of the body. Patients often exhibit a decline in cognitive function and sometimes dementia, and the disorder is fatal...
...work of Rembrandt and his contemporaries and pupils makes up a substantial part of the Abrams' collection. An exhibition tag written by the Curator of Drawings William W. Robinson says that in the 1630s, Rembrandt developed his technique by creating hundreds of studies and drawings. His style juxtaposes "summarily indicated areas" in the subject's body with "intricately detailed penwork" that creates an expressive face. Rembrandt's pupils Doomer, Backer and Flinck reflected their mentor's style in their work. The exhibit contains six similar works by these artists--sketchy yet expressive chalk figure drawings on blue paper...
...last room of the exhibit holds studies of birds, flowers and insects. These works show incredible accuracy--from a few steps back, Pieter Withoos' drawing of butterflies looked like a composition of actual insects. These works differ greatly from the landscapes or portraits; the nature studies are crisp, bright and very life-like as opposed to the subtle sketchiness of the other works. However, the combination of the different types of drawings makes this show an interesting showcase of Dutch work...
...Abrams' comprehensive collection of Dutch drawings is a true asset to the art world--this exhibit traveled to the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam before it came to the U.S. The works in "Seventeenth Century Dutch Drawings" create a sense of intimacy that makes this exhibit a true delight...