Word: objectively
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Requiem, however, may well be the most memorable object in this collection. There is something in its lines that transcends without forgetting its original wood. That is, there is a soaring upward movement to the composition like a requiem sung to exalt and commemorate the dead. It echoes of a Gothic Cathedral's flying buttresses, and yet it is all on a small scale and an observer could either wax metaphysical about such images or simply enjoy Thompson's wood-craftmanship and skill with pattern...
...painted vision of countless heavenly hordes hangs on one of the walls, and a shiny brass head that once served as the handle of a ritual Tibetan bell rests on a table. "A man we know found it in Nepal," Rosenfield said. He added that the Fogg bought the object from him because of its "Chinese-influenced style." These and similar objects remain tucked away in the Fogg basement...
...Conservation department performs two types of restoration: structural and aesthetic. Structural restoration involves a thorough overhaul of a piece of artwork in a seriously decayed state, while aesthetic restoration generally involves only minor facelifts to improve the appearance and beauty of the object...
Major structural repairs are made only when the museum plans to move an object a substantial distance, or if the work faces excessive exposure to such destructive atmospheric conditions as dampness, heat or light. However, people are often more detrimental than the atmosphere. Apart from the obvious dangers of mishandling, simply touching a work can damage it, Beale said. Fingerprints do not merely detract from the appearance of a painting but they can literally destroy it. The oil from fingerprints attracts dust and salt that eats away surfaces...
Crimson coach Carole Kleinfelder would do anything but object to Sue Williams' presence. "I have a great deal of respect for Sue," she said. "She's very busy right now with her thesis and other commitments and it would have been easy for her to let basketball go by this year. But despite all the pressure she's under, Sue played because basketball means a great deal...