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...capture action, and this realization is perhaps no more acutely realized in plates from the Harvard Theater Collection. In the 1860s, attempts were made to represent and immortalize college’s dramatic theater productions. It was certainly a worthwhile goal, but its execution ultimately falls short of any merit beyond strict documentation. The scenes portrayed ultimately feel forced and contrived; granted, photography is somewhat of an artifice itself, but in these instances, doubly so. Frozen fight scenes captured in daguerreotypes lack animated force and physical drive, and vignettes depicting cooing lovers have been robbed of amorous depth. It becomes...
Although the dispute is reportedly settled, the residual effects of the recent controversy between Harvard President Lawrence H. Summers and Fletcher University Professor Cornell R. West ’74 merit thoughtful reflection. If what has been reported is true, then I am troubled with both sides of the controversy...
...debate flared up again last week when an independent advisory panel to the National Cancer Institute concluded that a harsh critique by two Danish researchers of the data supporting mammography's benefits had enough merit that its conclusions should be addressed in the cancer database maintained by the NCI. For now, the cancer institute is not changing its basic recommendation that women age 40 and older undergo routine mammograms. But it is planning to review the policy. "This is a very complex issue," says Dr. Peter Greenwald, director of cancer prevention at the NCI. "It doesn't mean that...
...Picasso family about making an exhibit around the artist’s very last works, they were “appalled––the art was regarded as the babblings of an old man,” according to Glimcher. He believed strongly in their merit, however, and not only did every piece sell, but the exhibition changed critical opinion about Picasso’s last period. “It was great satisfaction to have brought the attention of the art world to something that I thought they had neglected,” he said...
...Picasso family about making an exhibit around the artist’s very last works, they were “appalled––the art was regarded as the babblings of an old man,” according to Glimcher. He believed strongly in their merit, however, and not only did every piece sell, but the exhibition changed critical opinion about Picasso’s last period. “It was great satisfaction to have brought the attention of the art world to something that I thought they had neglected,” he said...