Florence Struggle to Save Art and Books From Flood
Florence after the Arno flood sees volunteers and experts race to rescue paintings statues and about two million books. Mold and moisture threaten fragile works as they dry and are treated with fungicides in makeshift hospitals across the city.
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Florence
Gerald Miller
Italy
Arno
Japan
England
United States
Germany
John Gilmore
Harvard Center of Renaissance Studies
American Committee For the Rescue of
Lawrence Majewski
Department of Conservation
New York Fine Arts Institute
Ugo Procacci
Majewski
Ello Museum
Gilmore
Ain
Massimo Seroni
British Museum
National Library
Roger Powell
Petersfield
Hampshire
Powell
U.S. Army
Belvedere Fort
Mark
Bookman's Holiday Reappears With Reflections on Reading
Neal Austin reflects on reading habits in society, noting half of adults read less than one book annually while leisure time grows. He argues people seek escape from television through books, and that a "bookman" blends profession and hobby, finding meaning in a life devoted to books.
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United States
The Incomparable Sarah Bernhardt by Cornelia Otis Skinner
A review of Cornelia Otis Skinner's biography The Incomparable Sarah Bernhardt recounts the life of the famed actress. Skinner blends expertise from her own stage career with storying of Bernhardt, noting sources and the star's death in 1922.
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Madame Sarah
Cornelia Otis Skinner
Houghton Mifflin
Sarah Bernhardt
Miss Skinner
Sarah
Pathos and Petulia in a Colorful Comic Novel
A 38 year old orthopedic surgeon Dr Archibald Bollen grapples with divorce and middle aged doubt when 22 year old Petulia enters his life. She vows to capture him, plays wild games, and hints at a lover, while a medical emergency forces him into action. Her past is revealed as she confesses a calculated plot becomes real love.
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Petulia
John Haase
Coward McCann
Archibald Bollen
Zany
Doc Bollen
Dr. Kildare
Dr. Bollen
North Carolina Authors Debut New Books in Haydn Memo
Publisher Hiram Haydn discusses 18 1960s NC titles including Heather Ross Miller’s The Wind Southerly, Fred Chappell’s Daigon, and Elizabeth Cotten’s The John Paul Jones Willie Jones Tradition. The memo highlights Miller’s blend of realism and lyricism and Cotten’s defense of the Jones lineage.
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North Carolina
Hiram Haydn
Haydn
Harcourt, Brace & World
Heather Ross Miller
Fred Chappell
Chappell
John Paul Jones
Willie Jones
Elizabeth H. Cotten
John Paul
Jones
America
Planter Jones
Halifax
Betsy
Tobago
the Grove
Philadelphia
John Paul I
North Carol
Historical Collectia Library
Baritone Sordello To Sing With Winston-Salem Symphony
The Metropolitan Baritone Tazo Sordello will join the Winston-Salem Symphony Orchestra at Reynolds Auditorium with arias from major operas. The program includes Mozart and Elgar works, directed by John Suele, plus Mayor John Lindsay narrating Copland's Lincoln Portrait.
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Columbia
S. C
Tazo Sordello
Winston-Salem Symphony Orchestra
Reynolds Auditorium
Sordello
John Suele
John V. Lindsay
New York City
Copland
Lincoln
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United Arts Fund of Greensboro
Greensboro Community Arts Council
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Greensboro
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