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Newspaper
Amarillo Daily News
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1948
Page
3
Henry McLemore recounts a visit to the Museum of Modern Art on Fifth Avenue where he found the exhibit incomprehensible and dizzying. He mocks modernist styles, laments the lack of recognizable figures, and notes the guards and chaotic colors that left him and others physically unsteady.
The writer rides a Fifth Avenue bus to the Metropolitan Museum of Art and mocks modern doodling while praising classic works by Titian Rafael and Michelangelo. Cherubs and angels appear, and the piece contrasts timeless paintings with contemporary trends, arguing enduring value in traditional masters.
Tsingtao, China, receives a weekly DDT spray by navy craft to combat flies and mosquitoes amid war refugees. Col. Samson Scribner notes the city is among the cleanest in north China after the spraying begun in early April, aided by diesel oil to spread the powder. The Navy operation covers water and other breeding sites.
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