Word: portraited
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...ellipse round the portrait of Lincoln is ugly, and "the branches of bay at the base of the ellipse are afraid to declare themselves either as bay or as branches...
...will be described largely by the efforts of two hard-working Germans: Conductor Theodore Thomas and Conductor Frederick Stock. Theodore Thomas, the Orchestra's founder, is commemorated by a tablet in Grant Park across the street from Orchestra Hall. Conductor Stock, Thomas' successor, presented A Musical Self-Portrait last week on what may prove to have been the Orchestra's next-to-last program...
...bound to influence one's preference. Mr. Bradford's interpretation of Lord Byron as a man who was moved more by the glamor of sin than by sin itself will not seem new or very illuminating to anyone fairly familiar with the life and work of the poet. The portrait of the Borgia, painted against the background of a blood-and-roses Renaissance (that familiar stage-set) deals too casually with the violent contrasts which from constant repitition have lost their original value...
...Naumberg Art Collection was given to the Museum in 1930 by the late Mrs. Aaron Naumberg of New York, and includes a rare collection of paintings and other works of art, together with the panelled room which housed the collection in the owner's residence. Rembrandt's famous "Portrait of an Old Man" is among the group, which includes well-known works of Franz Halls, Bartolome Murillo, Lorenzo Di Credi El Greco, and others. The Naumberg gift included the sum of $125,000, which is to be used for the installation and maintenance of the collection...
...Arthur Hopkins. Now, at 44, he calls his settings "not pictures, but images. . . ." But this solid knowledge of good theatre makes Jones's designs less effective on a gallery wall than on a stage. At one time Decorator Jones had a Christlike beard and a nice talent in portrait painting. He sacrificed whiskers and easel as his position in the theatre became more secure. What he had to show last week were frankly working drawings...