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...still lifes were the work of the university's artist in residence, Aaron Bohrod. With them Artist Bohrod, 47, emerges as one of the foremost exponents of Trompe-l'Oeil (fool-the-eye) painting in the U.S. since the 19th century...
William Michael Harnett. Trompe-l'Oeil is an off-beat school of art that goes back to the legendary Greek, Zeuxis, who was said to have painted grapes so realistically that birds swooped down to peck at them. Roman and Pompeian decorators used fool-the-eye murals to give the illusion of spaciousness to narrow rooms. By the 17th and 18th centuries, the technique had turned into a whimsical exercise in craftsmanship, and it still enchants many realistic painters throughout the world...
...MacKinney suffered a leg injury, making him a doubtful participant in the Yale contest. The trainers at Dillon worked overtime to enable him to play, but he appeared in New Haven on crutches the day before the game. The crutches were a clever device of Coach Dick Harlow to fool Yale, however, for MacKinney was physically fit and instrumental in the 28-0 rout of the Elis...
After Harvard moved the ball thirty yards to the Princeton 45, the Cantabs, wearing white uniforms in an obvious attempt to fool the Tigers, were forced to kick. They kicked and Princeton moved right up the field using a brand new formation...
...would be to its advantage: witness Russia's recent acceptance of the jurisdiction of the World Court in order to gain membership in the International Labor Organization. In addition, it looks as if a decrease in armament expenses is the only way the U.S. government can restore its fool-hardy reduction in funds for technical assistance--a program of proven value in the war for man's minds. Taylor J. Smith '56 David A. Hanson...