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From an historical perspective, politically-concerned art groups are not a new phenomenon. The guild system, begun in Italy in 1286 in the Umbrian village of Perugia, resulted from the first pressures for social and professional organization. Civic rights were dependent on membership in these guilds by 1293, and the guild was like a father watching over the education of his son: the guild supervised the artist's religion, educational apprenticeships, contracts and relationships to patrons, and even had the power of punishment. By the 1400s artists like Brunelleschi in Florence asserted freedom against the guilds...
Just how much the collectors of such objects stand to profit is open to question. For its "limited edition" of 51,000 sets of silver presidential medals, the Wittnauer Precious Metals Guild advertises that "525 Grains of Solid Sterling Silver in every medallion puts you well on your way to amassing a private Treasury of this precious metal." The first medal sells for $1, and the rest in the series cost $10 each. But 525 grains of silver are worth only about $2 in the wholesale market. The Silver Coalition Ltd. offers a series of out-of-print U.S. currency...
Representatives from the Quincy House Cinema Guild and Films Across the River--whose usual showings would conflict with the proposed guidelines--were not present at yesterday's meeting...
Nixon's concern in this election year lies more in gaining votes than in viewing, however. His chief interest seems to be to gain the support of the Screen Actors Guild. The guild, in an attempt to alleviate unemployment among Hollywood actors, is asking the Federal Communications Commission to limit reruns to 25% of prime evening time (v. 45% now, according to S.A.G.) and to require the networks to produce more original programming...
...group took off in two cars. Betty Santos and Jeff Lavares carried the signs in one while Studds. Hale, and Bill Guild drove in the other. It was perfect ethnic balance: two Portuguese from New Bedford and two Wasps one from Nantucket one from Hingham...