Word: impressionable
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Gauguin in his break with Impression evolved a new theory of his own, Synthesism, which was followed and carried to an even further degree by such men as Matisse, Derain, and Vlaminck. This theory is a conscious grouping of selected forms with strong and evident pattern, while the colors used...
The dialogue is effectively simple. There is little originality, and such familiar episodes as the avowal by the lovers that fate has meant them for each other, appear in this play. But they are handled, by playwrights and players, with a vitalizing skill. Neither is there much outright humor. The...
Mr. Bontemps can sketch convincing characters, to use an overworked expression. His negroes are authentic, and so are his "planter" aristocrats. Ben, the loyal old slave, who betrays the insurgents; Melody, the mulatto mistress of the white rascals; Juba, the slave girl who is in love with the hero; Mr...
Tall, lanky David Blythe roved from hotel to boarding house, painted local worthies at about $15 or $20 per head. His artistic ability made such a marked impression on one gentleman that, passing Blythe's portrait of an acquaintance staring blankly from a store window, he bowed, doffed his...
Contrary to the impression received by the Editor, all factions in our rapidly growing membership have shown a spirit of compromise consistent with the principles of rigid parliamentary procedure. To quote two phrases from the editorial, the Harvard Student Union is showing itself to be an organization in which the...