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Word: kokcschka (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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Moody, restless and erratic, Painter Kokoschka continually complains that he can't find attractive women models who have souls. Once in the early '20s, Painter Kokcschka was so discouraged trying to find a woman he liked that he commissioned a manufacturer to make him a life-size doll, giving exact specifications as to form, color of hair, eyes, etc. When the doll arrived, Expressionist Kokoschka was so disappointed he took it out into the back yard and burned it, meanwhile fending off a squad of policemen who were convinced he was removing traces of a murder...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Art: Saints and Demons | 11/10/1941 | See Source »

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