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...MASTERS-Durlacher, 538 Madison Ave. at 54th. A double-feature of drawing: Surrealist Tchelitchew's figures and landscapes, plus the expertise of Oldtimers Piranesi, Marco Ricci, Ruskin and others. The earliest work is a 15th century miniature of a saint by Florentine Francesco Antonio del Cherico, a small gem in opaque pink, blue and gold. Through...
...Italy's Dr. Fernanda de' Maffei, who now presents the full case for attributing the statue to the sculptor. The argument draws its greatest strength from 169 photos, which compare the statue with dozens of known Michelangelo paintings, drawings and sculptures, and also with classical statues and gem carvings that would have influenced the young artist. The St. John statue itself, viewed in photo after photo from all angles, and in every possible detail, is captivatingly beautiful. The probing, questioning visual presentation is uniquely exciting...
PIERPONT MORGAN LIBRARY-29 East 36th. The library is showing off its gem: Catherine of Cleves' Book of Hours. The finest Dutch manuscript in existence, its exquisitely executed miniatures, 157 in all, depict saintly themes with rustic charm...
...MFDP delegates are inspired by Rauh's "nothing less than equality" slogan. "All the Freedom Party needs," shouts Rauh from the street before the Gem, "is the benevolent neutrality of the President in allowing the convention to decide the issue for itself...
...Friday before the Democratic National Convention, two busloads of Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party delegates and Summer Project volunteers arrived at the Gem Hotel in Atlantic City. The thirty-six hour bus trip from Jackson was the first time many of the delegates had been outside the borders of their native state...