Word: angular
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...With the 20th century, the nude came into its own, only to disintegrate in the last 15 years under the probing abstractionist brushes of Willem de Kooning and others like him. The exhibition has a rare nude by Maurice Prendergast, a delicate bit of impressionism by Mary Cassatt, an angular Girl Wearing Bandanna by Yasuo Kuniyoshi. But even when the nude is at its most vigorous, its treatment varies dramatically from artist to artist. William Glackens' Nude with Apple is in standard studio pose-a composition of color rather than a slice of life. John Sloan, realist though...
...architectural fantasy to house the London Zoo's exotic birds. Tony nervously told his first press conference: "We have tried to achieve an exciting design in architecture as well as allowing the birds as much light and freedom as possible." London critics looked at a model of the angular, chichi aviary and formed their own opinions. Among them: "An attempt to disprove some geometric theorem," "An Aeolian harp gone awry." Said the Guardian: "The idea of a bird in a gilded cage occurred to many...
Astronomy has been more successful in predicting the probable origin of plants, Gamow said. Working independently, Kant and Laplace formulated a "nebular hypothesis." According to this theory, matter with very high angular momentum formed into a ring around the sun. Subsequently, it condensed into the planets...
Divorced. By Suzy Parker, 28, angular, red-haired cinemactress and fashion model: Pierre de la Salle, 33, French journalist-playboy; after six years of marriage, one child; in Paris; on grounds of incompatibility. Said Suzy before the couple separated last year: "I've been told I can't cook, I can't sew, and I'm not fit to be a wife . . . It's O.K.; I'm playing along with the game, and when the right moment comes I'll let him have it right between the eyes...
This restrained, reasoned challenge of Prior's conversations and lectures commands remarkable attention, for his sharp angular features and high, yet ever controlled voice communicate the message in a direct, compelling fashion that even those in complete disagreement must respect. You won't find a 300-voice choir or mass conversions at his lectures in Agassiz this week, but you will encounter an evangelism that is forthright and intellectually honest, rare attractions in the circus world of American evangelism...