Word: painting
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...painting resembles a known Stuart portrait of Washington, but, argues Sadik, who has admittedly seen only a black and white photograph of the work: "The quality isn't there. Stuart could paint beautifully. Whoever painted the New Bedford picture just couldn't paint that well." Moreover, says Sadik, "Stuart would never have painted such a dumb-looking Washington...
...Cambridge obtained extra revenue from Harvard, the city could use the money to lower the tax rate, deliver better services or fund a project to remove lead paint from walls in Cambridge, Graham said. "We could use all the money we could get our hands on to rehabilitate Cambridge, she added...
...send away for-posters, coloring books, even games. Is the child a budding conjuror? Self-Working Card Tricks are only a postage stamp (plus $1.50) away, as well as membership in the Young Magicians Club. Kids into cartoons and photography can study film animation, make paper movie machines and paint with the sun. From Kite Flying to the less earthbound joys of Star Trekking and Rocketry, the Whole Kids Catalog consistently amuses and informs. It could use one visual aid: the book has no index. Still, its 250 pages are so entrancing that the searcher for any particular item will...
...Russian plane, nicknamed Concordski by Westerners, looked almost like a twin of the Concorde with its ant-eater nose and swept-back delta wings, though its white fuselage was badly in need of a bath or a paint job. Also like the Concorde, the Tu-144 had a small cabin with narrow aisles and elbow-to-elbow seating; it carried a maximum of 140 passengers (the Concorde carries only 100). The inaugural aircraft lacked posh decor. Several of its ceiling panels were ajar, service trays got stuck, and window shades slipped down without being pulled...
...work, becoming an Officer of the Academie des Beaux-Arts, and finally made Knight of the Legion d'Honneur in 1937. The prosperity and security show through every canvass--his is a decidedly comfortable art. There is no question of his technical skill or the "prettiness' of his paintings, large or small (he generally preferred to paint them about 10' by 15"). Indeed, they are jewels. One feels the same covetousness for these shimmering landscapes as for any precious and portable object...