Word: millets
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...real life, Queen Marie is both a womanly Queen and a queenly woman. Nearing the age of 50, she is no longer beautiful, but attractive. Philippe Millet, distinguished French journalist, once remarked of her: "As she enters a room she seems at the first glance to dominate all those present. She receives their homage as a soverign should and has the air of reigning, even when she says 'good day.' The chair on which she sits, perfectly erect, immediately becomes a throne...
...Pound class--Rapoport (Y. M. C. U.) defeated Millet (H) by referee's decision...
...home of Jean François Millet at Barbizon, France, where he "lived the simple life" in a chestnut forest with the rest of the famous Barbizon Group (Corot, Rousseau, Diaz, Harpignies) 50 years ago, has been restored by two of his pupils at their own expense, and will be opened to the public as a memorial. The simple life was no affectation for the peasant Millet. Often he and his wife did not eat, but gave the little food that they had to their children. Today, if Millet were alive, he could easily maintain a yacht from royalties...
Eighteenth century work is illustrated by Watteau and Fragonard. The work of the Barbizon school may be studied in scenes of peasant life by Charles Jacque and Millet, and landscapes by Daubigny, Corot, and Rousseau. Etchings of Paris by Lalanne and Lepere are shown, Lithographs by Gavarni, Chariet, Raffet, Daumier, and Manet; landscape etchings by Pissarro, and a very rare lithograph of four figures by Ingres...
...called a Titian or a Rembrandt for long, but if advertised properly is sure to fool someone who knows nothing about art and buys for the name alone. Under modern methods of publicity, "finds" can be staged which will outdo Mark Twain's story of the success of Francois Millet. Even the sacro-sanct,--the critics,--are far from infallible. The world has not yet forgotten the suit over Gainsborough's "Sisters", which dragged on for weeks with critics of the first rank arguing on both sides before determining whether the picture was genuine, and worth thousands, or false...