Word: walls
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
Among the paintings, all substantial additions to the Fogg's collection, is Rembrandt's "Portrait of an Old Man." This valuable portrait was formerly in the collection of the Duke of Oldenburg. Hanging on the same wall is a "Portrait of a Preacher of Holland" by Franz Hals, a striking contrast to the Rembrandt in its breadth. Both pictures add examples of the Dutch School which up until this time have not been represented in the Fogg Museum collection except by occa- Family" by Murillo, as well as one of the many versions of El Greco's subject, "Christ Driving...
...spoke. He has been in London these past few weeks with Prime Minister Richard Bedford Bennett of Canada at the Imperial Conference (TIME, Oct. 13 to Nov. 24). Mr. McFarland saw his chief stand up among the other Empire Prime Ministers and propose the erection of a tariff wall around the Empire, one effect of which would have been that the Mother Country would have saved the Canadian situation by buying most of Canada's wheat. Devoutly may U. S. farmers give thanks that Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Snowden set his little steel-trap jaw against this proposal...
...business man and a gardener, an international financier and an English squire. He enjoys the country life of his home ["Wall Hall''] at Watford with an affection as deep as any of his English ancestors felt for theirs. What his Hertfordshire retreat meant to him is an illustration of the abiding value of the English countryside as an unequalled recreative force...
...questions; also with the knowledge that Inventor Edison proposes to attack the problem of flying in dirty weather. As preface to the interview Inventor Edison, who had summoned Lieut. Aldworth, piloted him across the room, read aloud to him the words on a brass plaque hanging on the wall: "There is no expedient a man will not resort to, to avoid the real labor of thinking." Then he added : "The aviation industry might take that as its motto." His questions clearly indicated that Inventor Edison has remained aware of the fundamental problems of flight, has not filled his head with...
...George V stepped away from the microphone and left the hall, four minions grasped the Throne, shoved it back against the wall, replaced it by the Chair...