Word: lookers
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...unlike the habitués of Wall Street, those of 57th Street (and of the East 60s and "70s, to which many galleries have recently migrated) are usually just looking. With a good visual memory and a will for the work, any looker can build a splendid art museum in his own mind-where feet never tire and the lighting is good. Among New York's candidates for such imaginary museums this week were the works shown on these pages. Their quality (and lack of it), as well as their extraordinary range, were typical of the New York...
...named Mario del Monaco came out and sang very loud and very high. He was luckier than the other operatic heroes and seemed to have two women after him, one being the daughter of the king of Egypt. Her name was Blanche Thebom, and she was a looker. The other was not so young, but she certainly could sing. Her name was Zinka Milanov. The young man liked it best in the third scene, where the Egyptians staged a big show with dancing girls. From where he sat, they looked mighty cute and not overdressed, but there were no bumps...
...value of Kiesler's galaxies is that they demonstrate a new dimension for pictures. Hitherto paintings generally have required the looker to project himself into their midst by an effort of the imagination: it was necessary to imagine the flat surface of the picture as a sort of window, looking onto an actual scene. Kiesler's galaxies can surround the viewer, as a room does: they place him within the work...
...touch directly . . . with the top industrial giants. You know . . . someone who can take three hours for lunch . . . Now what is that type of employer looking for in a secretary? Shorthand speed? Dependability? Industry? Don't be silly! First and foremost, he's looking for a LOOKER ... Of course, this preoccupation with pulchritude on the part of the employer may not be noble and high-minded . . . But there it is . . . It's sex. You can't fight...
...Does this mean that every top executive ... is a lecherous old wolf? ... Of course it doesn't. Your graduates will be perfectly safe . . . But it does mean that your intelligent, attractive girl will have a well-paid job till she marries . . . Your lovely looker will move into a stuffy tycoon's office and unstuff the stuffy...