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...fourth floor that recalls the short, bright strokes of color in Klimt’s “Pear Tree” on the first, as well as Josiah Wedgwood’s 18th century English reproduction of the Portland Vase which is not only reminiscent of Greek red and black figure pottery, but also appears in William Michael Harnett’s “Still Life with Bric-a-Brac” along with a late 16th century Iranian torch stand also on display. The connections between works are endless and can be overwhelming if not explored leisurely...
...much an exploration of how Europeans interpret the land - how people choose to manage their space and how, sometimes, they fail to do so - as it is about the land itself. Through it all Franklin, who holds a Ph.D. in geography, demonstrates an artist's flair. He sees Greek-Italian painter Giorgio de Chirico, he says, in the winter light of his Spanish farming photos, and American artist Georgia O'Keeffe in the shapes that form in breaking glacial ice. Most of all, Franklin credits the Romantics and their idea "that these sublime landscapes are both beautiful but terribly precipitous...
...Three years after achieving independence from Britain, Greek and Turkish communities clash...
...Greek Cypriots vote down a U.N.-led reunification plan...
...entire speech about the wars America is fighting and never use the word victory except when he's talking about his own campaign. But when the cloud of rhetoric has passed ... when the roar of the crowd fades away ... when the stadium lights go out and those Styrofoam Greek columns are hauled back to some studio lot - what exactly is our opponent's plan...