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Word: mejo (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...clever adman named Paul Foley will launch a confection entitled Fresh Views of the American Revolution. Foley's text is snappy but traditional. The fresh views turn out to be 19 brand-new, genuine, oldfashioned, neoprimitive paintings of great historic events lately limned by Artist Oscar de Mejo (the Declaration of Independence scene, for example, presents Jefferson, Franklin and three other delegates who worked on the document overlooked by a vast liberty belle (opposite page), who unfortunately somewhat resembles George Washington in red, white and blue drag...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: The Voices of '76 A Readers' Guide to the Revolution | 7/5/1976 | See Source »

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