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Dates: during 1974-1974
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...20th century, and the claws of myth have never got a hold on the cool, highly wrought, intellectually guarded surface of his art. Nor, until now, has his adopted country honored his mem ory with an official show. The gap has at last been filled by a compendious Gris retro spective at the Orangerie in Paris (through July 1), organized by France's Chief Curator of Museums Jean Leymarie...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Art: Eminence Gris | 5/6/1974 | See Source »

Will the "retro fashions" of the salons-most of which cost $2,000 and up -mean anything to ordinary clothes buyers? Certainly not to the faded-denim and corduroy set; and very little to devotees of sportswear, still the most popular look by far among U.S. women. The couturiers almost self-consciously shied away from anything resembling sportif, the lines that in the past have been most successfully "knocked off' by ready-to-wear imitators...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Modern Living: The Retro Look | 2/11/1974 | See Source »

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