Word: grecian
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...loan was offered by Greece as a mark of esteem for American democracy, but the underlying idea was said to be that "millions of Americans, particularly the younger student generation, may find inspiration for art study in viewing this matchless example of Grecian sculpture, of which reproductions exist in all countries...
...chorus, however, we have developed rythmical dance movements, which I believe approximate very closely those used by the original Greek choruses. It took a long time to evolve these dance movements. My son had to spend several weeks in the British Museum studying the figures on the Grecian vases, before at last he was able to obtain a practical conception of the original dances...
...upon that of Miss Mary Pickford reposed the two most perfect nasal appendages in the world. 'Miss Pickford's,' said the doctor, 'is approached only by that of Diana, Roman goddess of the chase.' He stated that mine was 'of the perfect Grecian type...
...catchy swing to it and contains a great deal of meaty matter. The religion of the chief Romantic poets is expressed here in a nutshell, surely much better than they themselves could ever have done. How much more concise it is, too, than the "Ode to a Grecian Urn." Such an opinion, no doubt, might be expressed by some readers quite frankly and honestly--so seriously, in fact, that a writer in the Atlantic Monthly feels forced to suggest that every student be prescribed a course in the "Appreciation of Literature" an English 4, so to speak...
...Gardner's museum contains one of the best art collections in the country. The canvases and statues are all originals, and range in period from early Grecian to modern. The collection includes some very fine examples of Renaissance and early Italian work. The building itself is in early Venetian style, the greater part of it being made from imported fragments of an ancient Venetian place...