Word: ralph
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Romare Bearden (1912-88) was one of the finest collagists of the 20th century and the most distinguished black visual artist America has so far produced: the only one, perhaps, who rivaled in his own time and field the achievements of Ralph Ellison and James Baldwin, Alvin Ailey and Arthur Mitchell, Earl Hines and Duke Ellington in theirs. His retrospective at the Studio Museum in Harlem is an exhilarating show marred by a sloppy catalog. This will not matter too much to the audience the exhibition will acquire as it moves around the museums of America, ending...
Harvard erased a 21-14 first half deficit as Co-Captain Ralph James, returning from a shoulder injury that had plagued him for most of the season, ignited a run that brought Harvard to within five at halftime...
...like his counterparts on the two other Harvard sports posters--hockey's John Weisbrod and basketball's Ralph James--Callahan was tagged with what proved to be the curse of the sports poster. All three athletes suffered devastating injuries early in the season which kept them out for a large portion of the year...
Typical American chronicles that bittersweet journey for Ralph Chang, a Chinese engineering student who comes to the U.S. in 1947 for his doctorate; his wife Helen; and his sister Theresa. The Changs initially disdain the lack of tradition they describe as "typical American" behavior, but soon they are stir-frying hot dogs. They also fall under the spell of Grover Ding, an American-born Svengali of free enterprise who leads Ralph into a dubious fried-chicken business, seduces Helen and causes Theresa, the family loyalist, to leave home. The happy ending for the Changs comes not in abandoning the American...
With the score knotted at 8-8 in overtime, Crimson midfielder Ralph Vogel raced into the offensive zone and, drawing the Dartmouth defense towards him, fed Chip Linehan. The junior attacker collected the pass and fired a hard shot that bounced into the upper right corner of the cage which gave the Crimson a dramatic 9-8 victory...