Word: masterworks
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Christina's World. The grasses in Wyeth's dream and the grasses garnishing the lion have the same color and texture. But whereas Wyeth's Christina was crippled and lay in an unforgettable posture of longing, of groping, the lion, his hindquarters lazing off on one side, is a masterwork of indolent power. All utterly what he was, all lion...
...Last Supper, Leonardo da Vinci's masterwork, which is located in the former refectory of Milan's Santa Maria delle Grazie convent, was said to have begun deteriorating almost as soon as it was finished in 1497. The surface cracked because Da Vinci used an experimental primer on the wall. Then came the ravages of flooding, the cutting of a doorway, clumsy restoration and Allied bombing during World War II. But the latest attacks have come from modern tourists...
Ironically, the Hancock Tower, designed by architect I.M. Pei, also has been hailed as a masterwork. Its reflective glass panels are frequently used as a backdrop in photographs of Trinity Church...
...World String Quartet began the symposium, "Approaches to a Musical Masterwork," with a performance of the German composer's String Quarter in F Major, Opus...
Which ties it to THE GRADUATE (Harvard Square). Mike Nichols' masterwork whips the desperation motif into full-fledged obsession with a strong 60's tinge. It's Dustin Hoffman's first film role and arguably his best as the boy next door seduced by the mother next door who falls for the girl next door. For freshmen, at least one screening is as perfunctory as first-year writing class--not to be practiced on vacations, but for collegiate literacy the next time someone mumbles, "Just like The Graduate...