Word: workmanship
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...noted similarities to a statue of Amenhotep II (ruler of Egypt from 1448 to 1420 B.C.) at Thebes. When he read that the Louvre had another Amenhotep statue-headless-Bothmer swung into action like Sergeant Friday trying to identify a corpse. He trekked to Paris, compared the size and workmanship of the two pieces of sculpture. After long study, experts decided beyond doubt that the Boston head belonged to the Paris torso. Last week the results of Bothmer's artistic detective work were on view in the Boston Museum. Plaster casts of the body and head had been fitted...
Drilled Transistor. The big trouble with transistors is that they are hard to mass-produce with sufficient accuracy. The tiny specks of germanium that are their essential parts must be made with extreme precision. Even with the best of workmanship, many finished transistors have to be rejected...
...reason for the sale was that both Chrysler and Packard had been looking around for a new body builder. They had not been satisfied with Briggs's workmanship and were concerned over its labor troubles, which repeatedly interrupted production. Chrysler, which hopes to improve production and labor relations and cut costs, also offered to continue making Packard bodies. Packard will stay temporarily, but will probably build its own body plant because it does not want to reveal its new models or styling changes in advance to a competitor...
...spiritual development. In my opinion, 'abstract in art' is only another slogan. All great art must be expressed within the limits of form. As thought must be expressed in form, so the craftsmanship of 'the artist must be subjected to the discipline of honest workmanship...
...Fashion. Aside from the hazards of such fads (rebelling designers have threatened to plug such furs as sable and chinchilla), the wild scramble for mutations has confused the public. The real value in a mink coat is the quality of the fur itself and the long hours of skilled workmanship required to make a coat. With the new Jasmine mutation, for example, Manhattan's Bergdorf Goodman might pay $4,950 for the skins, $1,800 for the labor.* Rent and other overhead expenses would bring the cost of the coat to $7,300, and Bergdorf's would sell...