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Nobody Knows My Name, by James Baldwin. The author, who describes himself as an "ambitious, abnormally intelligent, and hungry black cat," rakes his stylish claws over some of his-and the white man's-color problems...
...power in 1956. "They are swiftly aware of art events, whether in New York or Barcelona." Selz points out. In a country where to be educated often means to speak French, the main tie is still with Paris, and even the Poles have not always escaped being more stylish than profound. But if the splashy oils, crumpled collages and floating, ambiguous forms often suggest bolder and earlier experiments by better-known painters in the West, the passion and verve behind the paintings is pure Polish. Says Curator Selz: "Their unusual inventiveness, undogmatic attitude and spontaneous vitality make them worldly sophisticates...
Nobody Knows My Name, by James Baldwin. The author, who describes himself as an "ambitious, abnormally intelligent, and hungry black cat," rakes his stylish claws over some of his-and the white man's-color problems...
...kind of educational outing that Caroline Danella Hewitt liked best: cheerful, wholesome and just a bit theatrical. And it was the kind of expedition that endeared Miss Hewitt to the students of Miss Hewitt's Classes, the stylish girls' school that last week mourned the death of "Misshew" at 89. "She had a strictly personal approach," recalled one alumna, "as if she were a governess and we were her little children." Added Actress Julie Harris, a member of the Grosse Pointe, Mich, smart set. who lived with Miss Hewitt for more than a year after graduation while...
Everybody's Friend. A stylish, wealthy businessman -turned - politician, Moise Tshombe found himself top man in the Congo's richest province when the Belgians relinquished rule. When the Congo erupted in factional squabbling. Tshombe declared mineral-rich Katanga independent, hoping to maintain economic and cultural ties to Belgium. He tried to keep the U.N. out of Katanga, strengthened his hand with hired mercenaries and Belgian advisers. While the rest of the Congo starved and squabbled. Tshombe prospered. He began to infuriate the Congolese leaders. When Tshombe boldly agreed to attend the Coquilhatville conference, Kasavubu saw his chance...