Word: depictions
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Bland: We are trying to depict something deeper and greater than the mere surrender of men in a single battle. We want to emphasize a truth of ideals rather than to glorify a war victory...
...been defined as "the expression of thought without the control of reason, that is, the painting of dreams and states of mind by any means whatsoever." Cubism, in other words, was still objective painting; it attempted to suggest the appearance of things. Surrealism is subjective painting, attempts to depict an irrational emotional reaction-which, almost by definition, can make no sense to anyone except the emoter...
...young mischievous fellow with his thumb to his nose. In the U. S. the first cartoon of Uncle Sam appeared in the New York Lantern, comic weekly, of March 13, 1852 (see cut). The artist was F. Bellew. The scene called "Raising the Wind" was supposed to depict the struggle between a U. S. shipowner against the Cunard Company, with John Bull actively helping his line and Uncle Sam a more amiable onlooker. Bellew's figure gained wide popularity and was taken over by Thomas Nast, cartoonist for Harper's Weekly in the 70s, who added whiskers...
...Journey's End" was fought in terms of a front-line dug-out, so here we see the sounds, confusion and terrible effects of battle on the high seas. By the use of intricate lighting and other unusual devices an expert dramatist attempts to depict life among perhaps the most starting conditions the machine age has yet evoked. "B. J. One" will lay heavy and thrilling demands upon not only the Dramatic Club's mechanical staff, but also the imagination of the spectators...
...Fraternities becomes more acute. Soon they are to pass before a tribunal of the undergraduates themselves, the faculty, and alumni. Tried, will they be found wanting? What will the handwriting on the wall foretell? Will it speak of fraternity achievements, its benefits to college society, or will it boldly depict the history of outworn customs, forgotten ideals, and nebulous raison d'etres...