Word: retrospective
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...ironic to note that Van Gogh, who is the spiritual founder of expressionism, appears strongest in retrospect, not for the emotion which once seemed so audacious but for the poetic discipline which controlled that emotion. Nothing highlights the situation more clearly than the early works of Paul Klee. The etchings Head of Menace and Virgin in a Tree are works of quality and excellent draughtsmanship, yet their overbearing concern for the histrionics of their subject matter works against them. Moreover, the later Klees in the exhibit avoid histrionics, as their subject matter is relegated to a whimsical leitmotif, subordinated...
...since 1939, it also provides a unique opportunity to reassess the man who in 50 years of dazzling innovations had upended, along with a whole tradition of painting, the very standards of criticism itself. The paintings -grown familiar in countless art books and reproductions - no longer shock. In retrospect, some seem to be failures. But there remains an overwhelming sense of endless vitality and prolific invention. Each painting bears the visual impact and unmistakable stamp of authority of the greatest of modern draftsmen. The overall impression is of a great painter who has painted few absolute masterpieces, because he seldom...
Unless the play either stops before Charlotte's death or at least leaves it far off stage, seen only in retrospect, it will remain an uneasy comedy-tragedy, unsuccessful as either...
...days of Joe McCarthy were bad enough to live through, but somehow they seemed even worse in retrospect last week when Joe's familiar sneer and snarl found their way back into the news and onto TV screens. In the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing room, McCarthy glared balefully at New Jersey's able William J. Brennan, appointed by Ike to the Supreme Court last fall (TIME, Oct. 8) and now up for Senate confirmation. "Do you approve of congressional investigations and exposure of the Communist conspiracy setup?" asked Joe. Replied Brennan (who, while a justice...
...when the Russians had already begun to attack Budapest, Premier Nagy advised Mindszenty to take refuge in the U.S. embassy. Rolling up his cassock under his overcoat so that he would not be recognized, Mindszenty made his way there, past Russian soldiers. Says Mindszenty in retrospect: "I have no enemies, and want only to live in peace with the world. I do not hate Russians. We want only to get rid of Communism because it is wrong and denies...