Word: fancifulism
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Despite the victory, the Crimson played a very sloppy (26 turnovers) game. But, surprisingly, the mediocre at best performance proved to be one of the most encouraging aspects of the evening. After putting on a grueling, heart breaking show against the Blue Devils Wednesday, the victory over Brown seemed almost...
Before he died in 1912, Widener had collected 3,000 volumes of what he considered to be the 100 most important works in English literature. Whether saved because of their fine bindings or illustrious owners, the Widener collection heralds the first folio of Shakespeare's plays, and various works by...
World is a fanciful arena of high-speed miracles; within days she becomes a photographer's model. But the attendant publicity and the rigors of studio assignments prove unendurable; in the end Anne is happy to fly back to Holland. After all, she notes ruefully, "I had had a...
Vreeland's higgledy-piggledy does have the effect of a kaleidoscope. One sees the arrival of the mini, the pantsuit for day and the androgynous "smoking" for night, boots, turtlenecks, sporty furs. Picasso keeps reappearing, usually in witty design quotations. So do plaids; in 1979, Saint Laurent's...
When a mania for art nouveau swept over Europe in the 1890s, Louis Comfort Tiffany was ready with an American version of the new style. The 88 color plates in The Lamps of Tiffany Studios (Abrams; 178 pages; $120) demonstrate the distinctive artistry of the designer, who used 5,000...