Word: voss
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...French architect collected a few scraps on the life of La Tour, but could find none of his paintings. It was not until 50 years later that a German scholar named Hermann Voss finally discovered the first ones. By now, scholars have identified about 15 of La Tour's paintings. Last week visitors, clustered in one of the galleries of the Frick, could study for themselves the special marks of his great talent-the smooth, stylized surfaces, gleaming in ghostly candlelight; the quiet faces reflecting stolid patience; a slender hand, translucent to the flame...
...inspired the "Views" for which Pannini became famous. Perhaps his the spaciousness and sparkle of Canaletto and Guardi, whose pictorial celebrations of declining Venice were equally in demand. But for nostalgic elegance Pannini's Roman Views rivaled anything Venice could produce. Without Pannini, wrote art critic Herman Voss, "a branch of art which is charming in itself would have been deprived of real perfection...
Forum of the Air (Tues. 9:30 p.m., Mutual). "What is the Best Solution to the Palestine Problem?" Speakers: Carl Herman Voss, executive secretary of the Christian Council on Palestine; Cecil Hourani, secretary of the Arab Office; Rabbi Israel Goldstein, ex-president of the Zionist Organization of America; Mrs. Bedia Afnan, former Iraq educator...
...Worcester enters ten men, the Crimson will match them with the following harriers: Captain Mark Tuttle, Jim Foley, Bob Frye, and Wayne Homans, all of the NROTC; Charlie Atwell, Dick Lewis, Jack Noble, Bob Rochelle, and George Voss, of the V-12; and civilian Steve Cady...
Pitching for both sides was of a high order: Miller for "C" and Trudell for "E" both putting across clean and decisive throws. The catchers, Voss (E) and Hopkins (C), both gave good accounts of themselves. The fielding was generally good and Sharemet of "E" turned in the best performance of the afternoon by racing half way across the backfield at one point to make a catch and retire the opposing side...