Word: gant
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...artist's head is both economical and expressive and the demonic eyes with yellow pupils, the red defining lines of the nose and mouth, and the curious (and heavily painted) medallion all contribute to this great self-portrait's emotional intensity. My next favorite is Degas' La Chanteuse au Gant, a painting in which the design of the black glove brilliantly counterpoints the rainbow of vibrant colors found in the background curtains. Another masterwork in the collection is Manet's Le Skating, in which quick brushwork, a masterful array of greys, blues and blacks, and an opaque face as focal...
Lateef at Cranbrook (Yusef Lateef, tenor sax; Frank Morelli, baritone sax; Terry Pollard, piano; William Austin, bass; Frank Gant, drums; Argo). A quintet given to spicing the group sound with finger cymbals, a one-stringed rebab, and a scraped ram's horn turns its talents to exploring Leader-Composer Lateef's oriental-flavored jazz fancies. Morning and Let Every Soul Say Amen may be too exotic for some tastes, but the easy-swinging sax flights of Gillespie's Woody'n You ought to set any pulse to bouncing...
Died. Mabel Wolfe Wheaton, 68, sister of Novelist Thomas Wolfe, gently satirized as Eugene Gant's man-tall, tormented sister Helen in Look Homeward, Angel, who at her death was collaborating with Author LeGette Blythe on a book that she claimed would at last set the family record straight; of complications from diabetes; in Asheville...
...Gene Gant, Tony seems almost to be playing himself. Like Gene, he is introspective and quietly intense. His long (6 ft. 2 in.), lean frame is close enough to the gangling scarecrow that was the young Thomas Wolfe, and he still looks like a teenager. Remembers Tony: "I was a kid in high school when I first started to read Wolfe, and right away I identified myself with Gene...
...last two years Actor Tony Perkins, 25, has become one of the most valued and versatile properties in show business. His tautly drawn acting and shy manner have won over both critics and bobby soxers. Like Gene Gant, Tony seems to be watching his development with a sort of awe. "Why has it all happened to me?" he asks. "I'm not good-looking, or experienced, or what you'd call a 'build...