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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Even closer to the midstream of popular U.S. taste was Long Islander William Sidney Mount (1807-1868), who once noted in hsi diary: "I must paint such pictures as speak at once to the spectator . . . that will be understood in an instant." In paintings such as Banjo Player (opposite), Mount proved he knew his audience. Infused today with the nostalgic glow of yesteryear, they are kept just this side of sentimentalism by Mount's careful craftsmanship and observant eye. In their quiet way, they look good for many years to come...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Art: THE AGE OF REDISCOVERY | 10/10/1955 | See Source »

...makes him dispirited in a part which calls for shrewdness. Seeing his wife off on a train, his rapt expression conveys no idea of what he is thinking. Vittorio De Sica as the Countess' admirer, misses the irony of his position. Only the Countess, Danielle Darricux, seems to have understood her role, but even she fails to exploit it fully...

Author: By H. CHOUTEAU Dyer, | Title: The Earrings of Madame de . . . | 10/5/1955 | See Source »

...figure of affection and respect in the hearts of more millions throughout the globe than any man of this decade. He is not idolized as some of the 20th century leaders have been. He is not hated and feared as some have been. He is liked. He is understood...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE NATION: Eight Words | 10/3/1955 | See Source »

Brooklyn fans, who had learned to love him, cheerfully razzed him the first time he turned up at Ebbets Field in an enemy uniform. Casey understood, but he saw a chance to get even. Out in the field in the first inning, he watched a Dodger in the bullpen catch a sparrow. He borrowed the stunned bird and slipped it under...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: That Fella | 10/3/1955 | See Source »

...understood, however, that many officers were hesitant to experiment with such a radical plan, believing that what was good for Harvard was not necessarily good for other ROTC schools...

Author: By Bernard M. Gwertzman, | Title: Army Rejects Major Points Of ROTC Plan | 9/27/1955 | See Source »

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