Word: llandaff
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Cooper did a lot of commuting between Paris and London, and he successfully tried the English game of snobbery; he decided, for instance, that the Bishop of Llandaff was not "the real thing," mainly because the cleric said "My Lady" to a lady, just like the servants. He never really felt right in England; for one thing, tips ($50 in 16 days) were excessive, and for another, he lacked either a British or American sense of humor. In the end, he came to feel guilty when he found that the creator of Leatherstocking had a reputation back home of "trying...
...Easter season had a special significance this year for the worshipers at Llandaff Cathedral in Wales. Gathered to witness the hallowing of the cathedral's restored nave, which was almost completely destroyed in a wartime bombing, they also watched the dedication of a striking new statue commissioned for the occasion. The sculptor: Sir Jacob Epstein, the U.S.-born artist who moved to Britain and became one of the world's greatest living artists. See ART, Of Hope and Peace...
...Very Rev. Eryl Stephen Thomas, dean of Llandaff Cathedral in Wales, was categorical. Restoration of the cathedral, which had been virtually destroyed in 1941 by German bombers, was being planned, and the question of a statue of Christ for the nave had been raised. "Only one man can do it," said the dean. "Jacob Epstein...
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