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...full range of style and preoccupation in European art, so Tuchman has restricted his choice mainly to figurative paintings by "loners"-artists who, for one reason or another, have not closely identified themselves with particular groups or movements. Some of the work is familiar to a U.S. audience: the sumptuous paranoia of Francis Bacon's images (TIME, April 7) basking like altarpieces behind their glittering shields of glass and gold leaf; the cool, infrangible poise of David Hockney's still lifes and portraits. Pierre Alechinsky, the Belgian painter, is represented by a group of delectably complex, exuberant paintings...
...were the talk of the show. Though Bohan maintains that "the richest people these days are the ones who avoid looking luxurious," his deluxe sport daytime clothes are made of opulent materials-alpacas, cashmeres, vicuña-that cost upwards of $100 per yd. His evening designs are quietly sumptuous. Sum black sheaths with minute straps or halters are covered with richly embroidered jackets that Bohan calls, quite correctly, "investments" -they can run over...
...most of the ballet enthusiasts who saw its New York première, the American Ballet Theater's sumptuous new production of Raymonda provided a night to remember. For one thing, the visually dazzling revival marked the return of Denmark's Erik Bruhn, 46, from his retirement three years ago; at the peak of his career, he was widely regarded as the world's reigning danseur noble. For another, Bruhn was appearing for the first time in the U.S. with his friend and rival Rudolf Nureyev, who has created a production that should enhance his reputation...
...minimize the influence of Moscow, which Peking seems to regard as the big winner in the Communist victory in Indochina, they have been making some unprecedented gestures toward the big loser, the U.S. Two weeks ago, Huang Chen, chief of the Chinese liaison office in Washington, gave a sumptuous banquet for Senate Majority Leader Mike Mansfield and several other liberal Democratic Senators. With unusual directness, the Chinese ambassador told the legislators that he thought the U.S. should retain a strong military posture in the world to guard against the Soviet menace...
Mosley worked hard at projecting the heroic image of himself. As the son of a wealthy Midlands family, he never lacked sumptuous props or staging. The fact that he was also a good-looking 6 ft. 2 in. did not hurt either. During World War I, he was a flyer and an infantry officer. He was a skillful amateur boxer, and later became a member of Britain's fencing team. Even as a Socialist and disillusioned survivor of the first World War's unchivalrous slaughter, Mosley never lost his dash. His political enemies called him the Playboy...