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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Tintoretto's Lucretia and Tarquinius (see cut), lent indefinitely by one of Paris' apprehensive art collectors. One of the few first-rate Tintorettos to be seen outside Europe, the picture interested students for its Michelangelesque distortions (as in Tarquinius' leg), its hint of El Greco pattern in the nervous, lightning-like highlights on the strewn drapery, and such tricky details as the falling cushion and pearls, one of which is caught symbolically in Lucretia's shift...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Art: CLASSIC NUDITY | 4/17/1939 | See Source »

...employer before his workers are organized. If the employer is "sold" before his workers accept the same proposition, the resultant agreement may or may not meet the preferences of the employes concerned, therefore may violate the Wagner Act. Many a Federationist, raised in this concept of bargaining, resents any hint that it should be suspect...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: Wagner Charta | 4/10/1939 | See Source »

...German press no hint of the Führer's astounding new retreat has been printed, but by last week many authentic details of the Adlerhorst (Eagle's Nest) had seeped through to the U. S. Perched on the pinnacle of Kehlstein Mountain, the house itself is comparatively small, consists mainly of one large circular room lined, except for a spot near the fireplace, with large windows. There are also a guard room, an electrically operated kitchen, and a balcony lookout. It is 6,000 feet above sea level, commands superb views of Bavaria and old Austria...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: GERMANY: Fuhrer's Nest | 3/13/1939 | See Source »

...Tennist Wayne Sabin of Portland, Ore.: the national indoor singles championship, in Manhattan's Seventh Regiment Armory ; a hint of Tennist Sabin's Davis Cup aims...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Who Won, Mar. 13, 1939 | 3/13/1939 | See Source »

Thus did Court Composer Franz Joseph Haydn hint to his employer, Prince Esterhazy, that autumn was well along, and that he and his musicians were chafing to get back to Vienna...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: Farewell Symphony | 2/20/1939 | See Source »

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