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...Arts in Paris, another twelve months of travel or study elsewhere. He kept his taxi, called up friends, did the town. Slight, enthusiastic, brown-eyed Prize man Granelli has had encouragement from Architect Henry Wildermuth and from 1921 Beaux-Arts Winner Lloyd Morgan, a junior partner of Architects Schultze & Weaver where Granelli was office-boy. Second and third finalists were Max Abramovitz and Theobold Holsopple...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Art: Office Boy | 7/4/1932 | See Source »

...edition of TIME, you make the statement that Charles Howard Kline is the "only man ever to be Mayor of Pittsburgh twice in succession.'' Is this exactly true? When a small child (many years ago) my grandmother told me that her brother, one Henry Weaver, had been Mayor of Pittsburgh three times in succession. If this is not so, I should like to be advised...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Jun. 20, 1932 | 6/20/1932 | See Source »

Pittsburgh's mayoral term was changed in 1858 from one year to two. Henry A. Weaver served a one-year and a two-year term, 1857-60. Prior to him, Magnus Murray served three one-year terms, 1828-31. John Darrah had eight terms, 1817-25. But Pittsburgh's present charter dates from 1903. William A. Magee had two four-year terms (1910-14, 1922-26). Charles Howard Kline was the first four-year Mayor of Pittsburgh to succeed himself...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Jun. 20, 1932 | 6/20/1932 | See Source »

John Van Alstyn Weaver attracted attention eleven years ago when he began hammering sabre-cuts of U. S. vernacular into iambic pentameter (In American). Since that time he has married Actress Peggy Wood, journeyed to Hollywood to convert some of his literary kudos into negotiable currency. His third novel, Joy Girl, is one of the fruits of his Hollywood venture...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Artist in Hollywood | 6/6/1932 | See Source »

...Author Weaver sets considerable store by his hero, Don Slocum. "Men liked him. They never got over being surprised and charmed that here was an artist of recognized ability, who was, however, not in the least 'arty'; who dressed like themselves, except that perhaps his taste was a little better; who made a good living doing practical painting such as advertisements and illustrations, hoped to work into the creation of more lasting products, but did not go around apologizing or condemning the source of his present success-said nothing about 'cheapening' his art; who could hold...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Artist in Hollywood | 6/6/1932 | See Source »

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