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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Not until after Van Gogh committed suicide in 1890 did the world begin to find out what he was pursuing. In ten years of agony, bliss and hard labor, he had poured out some 900 drawings and 800 paintings, written hundreds of letters. Self-expression was all he cared about...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Art: Agony, Bliss & Hard Labor | 10/31/1949 | See Source »

Columnist Buckshot Putting aside his bone-handled .45 one day last week, Sheriff Tom Will ("Buckshot") Lane of Wharton County, Tex. reached for a typewriter and a Mimeograph stencil. Then he began to compose his weekly letter to the editor, reporting on law & order in the Lone Star state. In...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Press: Headline of the Week | 10/31/1949 | See Source »

Honest Buck Lane freely admits to his readers when a careless deputy gets played for a sucker: "When he returned to his car, his pistol a 44-40 single action, his tear gas billy and 4 boxes of shells . . . was flat gone, it's getting rough when thieves rob...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Press: Headline of the Week | 10/31/1949 | See Source »

Then the Wolverines tried hitting the line and found it just as easy to gain there. By winning, 14-7, twice-beaten Michigan took some steam out of unbeaten Minnesota's big drive toward the Western Conference championship and the Rose Bowl.

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Upset Saturday | 10/31/1949 | See Source »

"They're Wilting!" Coach Enright paced the sidelines, hoped for a break-and got one. Carolina's star halfback, Steve Wadiak, got some blocking and ran a kickoff back 60 yards. A few plays later Carolina had a touchdown. At halftime the score was 13-13, and Enright...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Big Thursday | 10/31/1949 | See Source »

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