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...Keeffe, John Marin and others. Adding Feininger to an exhibit of German artists a short time later only threatened to make matters worse. Norris has tried to clarify, if not resolve, the misunderstanding by simply calling Feininger an American abroad and framing Feininger's productive years as a German phase...
Most of these important paintings belong to private collections or major museums, so do not expect to find them here. But considering that Feininger's painting phase only lasted from 1906 to 1919, when paints became difficult to find, what you will see is actually more representative of his life's work...
Joining Walter Gropius' Bauhaus movement initiated a more theoretical phase in Feininger's work and secured his place amongst the greatest artists of the 20th century, though many of his colleagues have over-shadowed him. In 1924 when Kandinsky formed Der Blaue Vier, a reference to his earlier Munich group Der Blaue Reiter, Feininger went with him along with Paul Klee and Alexei von Jawlensky (whose works are also currently on display at the Busch-Reisinger). Teaching and producing with the group brought Feininger from there to the new Dessau Bauhaus and to Berlin where Klee and Kandinsky, in particular...
...idea, captured in his refrain that Americans need to "expect less from Washington and more from ourselves." While it sounds like an apt theme for the '90s, the problem is that Alexander applies it mainly to needy Americans who don't vote Republican. He has a radical plan to phase out the federal safety net over five years, for example, and pass the buck to local charities. Yet Alexander leaves much larger entitlements that go to the better-off Americans, including Medicare and Social Security, untouched...
...phase-out of metal keys at Winthrop House is approaching, but residents are not happy about the proposal...