Word: foreground
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...present, and at this time particularly, perhaps, to those whose class day is so near at hand, and who wish to keep beside them a pleasant reminder of their college years. The view is from the marshes on the Brighton side of the Charles looking almost eastward. In the foreground at a bend of the river lies an old dismantled boat shaded with marsh grass, and beyond, removed by two bends of the river, a single masted sail boat. Trees cover the rise between the river and the highlands, and over all at the right of the centre stands...
Trophies are being made for the members of Yale's victorious nine of last year. The foreground of the medals will be a representation of a base wrought in Roman gold and behind the base two bats will rest crossing each other. The bats will be long enough to protrude beyond the base, and between the upper ends will be a miniature base-bail made of platinum. The bats will be constructed of polished gold, and upon the front of the base the words, "Yale, Champions 1888," will be inscribed. The other side will contain the owner's name with...
...never tried to represent such difficult themes as the shield of Achilles. His skill was, however, shown in the way in which he overcame the inherent clumsiness of the sea monster which usually accompanied Thetis. In the later vases the artist tried to give the effect of a foreground and background by the use of foreshortening; but, owing to the fact that he was confined to a single color, the attempt was not successful. The capture of Troy, as described by the non-Homeric epics, was a favorite subject, and was treated in a great variety of ways...
...seats, and depend more on vigilance of eye than on pedestrian awfulness. Do not continually pass between us and the windows; and please, please, sweet proctors, hang over our shoulders as little as possible. Don't stand, like the Devil, behind our backs, but pose in the foreground that we may be constantly encouraged by your inspiring presence...
...given number of facts about an affair of ordinary interest and so arrange them as to hold the attention of a reader. In one way, such is the task of an artist in making colors into a picture. The writer must see what is to be in the foreground, and what in the background, how his state-statements are to be grouped to show his meaning most forcibly. In short, he must have each part subordinate to the expression of the meaning of the whole. He must not only be able to see facts apart, but to perceive with equal...