Word: finished
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...pioneers of the renaissance of European tapestry and is represented by twin tapestries, inspired by a visit to Tahiti, called Polynesia: The Sea and The Sky. Poland commissioned five original designs, considered by many the most interesting tapestries in the show because of their crude, rough-woven finish of thick wool sometimes interlaced with straw. Also highly praised was the Japanese technique of Tsuzure-Nishiki demonstrated by Hirozo Murata's silk and gold Hunting, a scene of horsemen with bows and arrows. In Tsuzure-Nishiki tradition, Japanese weavers compress the weft as it is woven into tapestry, using their...
...founder of the New York Yacht Club, an ardent gambler and a shrewd sailor. The terms were tough: the course was laid out around the Isle of Wight, and Stevens' 102-ft. pilot schooner America was to race alone against the entire Royal Yacht Squadron. At the finish line, aboard her royal yacht, Queen Victoria herself waited to present the "100 Guineas Cup" to the winner. Finally, a hail from the bridge: "Sail ho!" "Which boat is it?" demanded the Queen. "The America, Madam." Said Victoria: "Oh, indeed! And which is second?" There was a pause, while the signalman...
Desperately, Robertson eased sail; relentlessly, Gretel increased her margin-sliding through the heavy seas with ghostly grace. She stood high, she footed fast, she simply could not be caught-even by accident. Just one-quarter mile from the finish line, Gretel's light blue Genoa jib tore loose from its main clew and flopped overboard. But the damage was quickly repaired and Gretel swept triumphantly past Brenton Reef lightship, with Vim trailing in her wake...
...Voltri mill near Genoa, Carandente telephoned to find out how he was doing, was stunned to learn that Smith had already turned out six pieces. How could the festival display six Smiths when it was showing only two Moores? Unperturbed, Smith went back to work, planning to finish four more by the end of the week. Menotti was incredulous, Carandente was appalled. After a few days they phoned Smith again, were jolted to hear him announce that there were now 16 pieces cooling in the mill...
...Hamburg city administration felt small compulsion to go it alone to save Schlieker because his Hamburg workers were certain to land new jobs quickly in labor-short West Germany. So many of them did, in fact, that the neighboring shipyard which undertook to finish three of the big ships now on Schlieker's ways was having difficulty recruiting...