Word: painted
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...best and brightest new chariots have power brakes and steering, automatic transmission, air conditioning, pushbutton everything, burnished walnut burl paneling, 18 layers of paint, bark-tanned glove-leather upholstery, gold-plated fixtures, eight-track stereo and, at extra cost, carpeting of ermine, mink or chinchilla...
DIED. Ralston Crawford, 71, painter, photographer and lithographer known for his cool, clean-cut geometrical depictions of the bridges, elevated trains and airplanes that fascinated him in the 1930s; of can cer; in Houston, where he was arranging for an exhibition of his work. Sent by FORTUNE magazine to paint the atomic explosion at Bikini in 1946, Crawford was aghast at its blinding light and all-encompassing destruction. As a result, he developed new expressive qualities that continued to be seen in some of his later works. New Orleans, where he often painted and photographed jazz musicians, was a favorite...
...taking a boat out in the rough seas," but still feels a lack of equality. "The men think that women can't do the work," she complains. "But we do just as hard a job as the men do. We have to manhandle the supplies and scrape and paint just as a man does...
...fact when Helen Frankenthaler first exhibited one of her early abstract paintings, a teacher of hers asked her why she was exhibiting her paint rags. But Frankenthaler did not rise to her present fame by dabbling idly and relying on her name and good fortune to pull her through. Modern artists, believe it or not, have theory behind their work--complicated and highly-philosophical theory at times--that often ends up being a more important influence on their followers than the actual works...
...Davis's works are fun. In the context of his art theory, they pose perplexing but mind-teasing problems. The Fogg show is undeniably well-put-together and definitely worth a visit, but it disappoints if its goal is to explain how a modern artist like Davis comes to paint what he does...