Word: groups
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Dates: during 1960-1960
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...empirical logic is indicated in the Levitical laws on taboo and hygiene. The speaker rejected the theory that the law prohibiting the eating of pork derived from pagan use of this animal in idol worship. He also doubted that one could ascribe theological-philosophical motives as discipline, development of group identity to the dietary laws at the time of their inception, though he acknowledged that they could be given a "theological-political treatment" in the post-Israelite period...
...their performance last night the Dancemakers both interpreted ordinary events and explored pure abstract movement. Music by Bach, Vivaldi, and Milhaud, plus contemporary poetry, accompanied the group...
...lost his paratrooper son in action. The invaders had an insatiable greed for French tapestries, and when they had exhausted the reserves of traditional hangings in the ancient tapestry-weaving center of Aubusson, 235 miles south of Paris, the local weavers turned for new designs to a small group of former Paris artists turned Resistance fighters who were hiding in the town. Under the Nazis' noses, Lurçat wove a great crowing cock standing on a blazing ball of sun, which was his way of portraying the inevitable triumph of liberty. That tapestry marked the beginning of Aubusson...
Walls That Cry. Not only France but Germany, Switzerland and the Scandinavian countries are becoming customers of Aubusson. The U.S., which until last year imposed a 60% duty on modern tapestries, has not yet begun to buy in quantity. Last month a group of U.S. artists, including Stuart Davis, Ben Shahn and Theodores Stamos, formed the Society of American Tapestry Designers in the hope of enticing other Americans to take their place beside the Europeans. Lurçat and his colleagues do not worry about competition: not only are tapestries more in demand; they are also getting bigger...
...Weavers-three men and a girl-were organized by Pete Seeger more than a decade ago, and their success has made them the most widely imitated group in the business. Although they compose some of their own materials, they stick closely to folk tradition, avoid the pop styling that some other groups favor. Their most famous numbers: Good Night, Irene and On Top of Old Smoky...