Word: unsought
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...From the big red hand (of God?) that appears in Eden, 1956, to the shamelessly romantic sky space that hangs behind the lavender blobs of pigment in Sacrifice Decision, 1981, one sees traces of the surrealist ideas that had formed Pollock -- an openness to the kind of unsought private image that was generally barred from color-field painting. Frankenthaler disliked programs and was not a self-conscious avant-gardist...
...about him than anyone else in history, save his own master, Jesus Christ. The renaissance in Luther scholarship surrounding this year's anniversary serves as a reminder that his impact on modern life is profound, even for those who know little about the doctrinal feuds that brought him unsought fame. From the distance of half a millennium, the man who, as Historian Hans Hillerbrand of Southern Methodist University in Dallas says, brought Christianity from lofty theological dogma to a clearer and more personal belief is still able to stimulate more heated debate than all but a handful of historical...
...Smith improves on this tradition of unsought and unexpected prominence by appearing actively averse to the grandstanding the council has afforded him "I'd like to think that I'd be able to live with whatever the council decides on any question," says Smith. He means to discuss all financial questions with the 89-member group, including some innovative ideas--such as avoiding any blanket restriction on what activities to fund, and possibly depositing the council's budget in a bank where it can earn interest...