Word: perfection
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Spanish painter Juan Gris once defined classicism as a perfect balance between the emotional and intellectual. In that sense, Louise and Joseph Pulitzer, Jr.'s collection reflects a truly classic taste. Most private collections mirror the collector in some way, revealing a conservative temperament or avant-garde spirit, sometimes a literary bent or romantic strain. Some, influenced by reputation or advice, reflect no intellectual activity other than faith. The Pulitzers' choice, however, represents not only a distinct personality but a clarified point of view...
...black circles ringed his eyes. In the cool. British-built hill station of Chakrata, Nehru slept under blankets, went for long walks on the fir-clad slopes, drew loud cheers from local admirers when he rode a pony onto the local parade ground and neatly guided it through a perfect figure eight...
...dent in the totality of things. Acting, singing, writing and composing have a different meanin. They are more expressive and more youthful. Furthermore, the arts allow a complete experience of planning and doing with the result an event as authentic as it will ever be, if not so perfect...
...Both she and the society are changing. But they are not bipolar forces which are basically incompatible. A definition of Catholicism does not exclude nor restrict membership in a democratic society. (In fact, in the view of Jacques Maritain, Catholicism implies democracy.) Neither American Catholicism nor American Democracy is perfect. As in any social process, conflicts will arise. They will not be settled without the conscientious effort of both members to arrive at a solution. The Legion of Decency, and similar organizations, insofar as they represent the Church (and not her individual constituents) must realize that she cannot interfere with...
...Opus No.119 No.3 and No. 4. Gross played all the music in this last group with great energy, sometimes verging upon ferocity. His conception of this music is in the grand manner, with robust tempos and high-toned fortissimos. If an occasional passage was not executed with perfect technical ease, this did not destroy the total effect, not interrupt the continuity, which seems to be Gross' first concern. It is not surprising that such a spirited and musical pianist should hum as well as Serkin...