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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Local artists tend to dominate such famed annual shows as those of Chicago's Art Institute, the Pennsylvania Academy, Manhattan's Whitney Museum. But no Virginians are invited to the Richmond Biennial. Before they can be hung, they must be declared worth hanging by an out-of-State artists' jury. Two years ago, only five Virginians got hung. Last week, in the second Biennial, the local boys did better. Sixteen out of 181 had survived the critical stares of Jurors Guy Pene du Bois, Frederic Taubes, Paul Sample, Antonio Martino, Judson Smith. With 90 other survivors...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Art: Payne Paintings | 3/18/1940 | See Source »

...performance in the 440 later in the evening. He was timed in 4:52.4, the same as Yaleman Choutean's winning time, so close was he to the Blue Sophomore at the finish rope. The race between the two was one of the closest over witnessed in the Payno Whitney Pool. At no time during the 17 1/2 laps was there more than a foot's difference between their outstretched arms. Cutler managed to maintain an influltesimal lead for the greater part of the race, but after his 16th lap turn, which was slower than usual, he lost some ground...

Author: By Charles N. Pollack ii, | Title: Cutler Exhibits Spectacular Swimming In His Last Meet, but Elis Rob Victory | 3/14/1940 | See Source »

...HAVEN, Conn,--Yale's magnificent swimmers overcame the Crimson tankmen, 55 to 20 this evening in a bitterly contested meet in the exhibition pool of the Payne Whitney gymnasium. The Elis clinched the affair after they swept first and second places in the breastroke...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Yale Swamps Ulenmen 55-20, As Cutler Stars for Crimson | 3/13/1940 | See Source »

...most powerful Yale swimming team of all time will meet Crimson Captain Eric Cutler and his mates in New Haven's Payne Whitney Exhibition Pool at 8:15 o'clock this evening...

Author: By Charles N. Pollak ii, | Title: Ulenmen Will Attempt to Push Eli Powerhouse to Limit Today | 3/12/1940 | See Source »

...Yardling Stahleymen, who have dropped eight games and won seven, vindicated themselves by crushing Yale in the Payne Whitney gym. At the beginning of the game the two teams were playing a nip and tuck contest, but when "Skip" Stahley's plays began to click, the Crimson team forged ahead to end the half-time...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: YARDLING HOOPSTERS SURPRISE YALE, 47-39 | 3/11/1940 | See Source »

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