Word: artistical
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...author can make things happen, as the intense reality of the sordid Mr. Schreiner's call at the Kemper-Merritt's palacial home, and the dramatic accusation against Patty for cheating at bridge show, but is as a descriptive artist that he excels. His amazingly vivid and never trite phrasing makes the reader actually see the characters; his carefully constructed and cleverly told hits of action hold the reader with their nicety; and best of all, his delicacy keeps him within the bounds of decency, however immortal his theme may be. "The Gay Ones" is simply yet very well written...
...artist himself-there is no obvious reason why his work should end up exactly at seventy-five thousand words-and it is undoubtedly a hardship if the publisher holds out a standardized novel which everyone must imitate. Certainly this provides no stimulus for individual experimentation or for the development of new literary forms. But again, one must remember that experiments may prove costly to the publisher, and that the standardizing of sizes inevitably results in cheaper production and probably works to the public good. How these conflicting interests may be reconciled is not at once apparent...
...portrait of President Eliot presented to Harvard by students of all he departments of the University to commemorate his ninetieth birthday last week, is the work of Dr. Eliot's nephew, Mr. C. S. Hopkinson '91, of Cambridge, perhaps the best known living artist who is a graduate of Harvard...
...artist) humbly accepts one of the poet's discarded mistresses until, having fallen in love with her, he suddenly discovers that the poet has done more than dally with complexes. Meanwhile the poet is gushing amours to the artist's sister. Romantic, she believes his lovemaking goes no further than moonlight and roses; but a kiss he snatches at a midnight rendezvous opens her eyes. She considers him carnally voluptuous. Then a threatened operation for the vapid mother makes this flapper understand how precious Mother and her fogey ideas really are. Bathos...
...present exhibition at the Knoedler Galleries, Manhattan, of the work of the 17-year-old Pamela Bianco is surprising in the mature quality shown in her work. Here is no infant prodigy, but an artist who must be judged by mature standards...