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Among the challengers, another candidate with a strong track record of working with the University is John Pitkin. His service as co-chair of Harvard’s Joint Committee on Neighborhood/Harvard Consultation for the past 10 years gives him a solid background in finding common ground on University issues. Pitkin made his name through his opposition to the construction of the Knafel Center, but unlike many Cambridge residents, Pitkin’s position was more of a reasoned stance on a particular project and not an irrational opposition to all Harvard expansion...
...classical Greek friezes. In one famous photograph, Horst transforms two large rolls of paper into what seem like Greek columns. His regal model—dressed in a fitted but flowing white gown—resembles a Greek goddess. Both Huene and Horst placed Greek sculptures in the background of their work and even blew up large reproductions of them to serve as backdrops for their photographs. They wanted to bring the grace and beauty of classicism into the world of twentieth century fashion...
...room of the exhibit is devoted to recreating the ambience of glamour. White love seats and vases full of lilies of the valley add character to the room. The music of Fred Astaire, Ethel Merman, Edith Piaf and several others is constantly playing in the background. Mannequins clad in authentic gowns show the viewer what evening dresses looked like in real life. The work of photographers such as Steichen, Man Ray, Beaton and Karsh give us an idea of what kinds of other photographic skills were being developed...
...author’s own “travels in the land of guns, god, and corporate gurus,” are not so much petty as just old. The points are made more eloquently elsewhere (usually by Americans), and in the context of Laxer’s Canadian background, they sound particularly dull and whiny...
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