Whitney 1968 69 Annual Exhibition Highlights Youth and Size
The Whitney Museum of American Art presents its 1909 Annual Exhibition focused on youth with 75 artists under 35 and 8 under 25, many new to the Whitney. Size is a dominant trend with paintings and sculptures reaching monumental scales, while abstraction and realism show varied presence across works by Kestutis Zapkus, Kenneth Showell, Philip Pearlstein, Mario Yisarro and others.
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New York
Whitney Museum of American Art
Whitney
West Coast
California
Kestutis Zapkus
Kenneth Showell
Boulder
John Mandel
Philip Pearlstein
Mario Yisarro
Rosenquist
Warhol
Wesselman
Anuskiewicz
de Kooruing
Francis
Gottlieb
Frankenthaler
Motherwell
Stella
Noland
The Big Nail Controversy Reopens North Pole Claim
Theon Wright debunks Peary from the 1909 pole claim in The Big Nail, arguing Cook may have reached the Pole while Peary did not. He presents a psychological analysis of the rival explorers and contends Peary staged a hoax to beat Cook. Wright predicts strong backlash from Peary supporters.
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North Pole
Robert E Peary
U.S. Navy
Frederick A Cook
Brooklyn
Peary
Wright
John Day
Cook
Massie
Honolulu
Pole
Accomplices to the Crime and Polar Claims
A mixed review roundup notes Audrey Southcott’s The Black General and Tom Morton with Joe Hyams’s Accomplices to the Crime. It also covers Ellery Queen’s 1970 anthology and a lengthy discussion of polar exploration credibility, focusing on Peary Cook Wright and the Plaisted Expedition findings.
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Tom Morton
Joe Hyams
Grove
Violence in American life and the gun era debate
Psychiatrist Dr. David Abrahamsen argues violence is a national trait tied to frontier ideals and gun access, warning the American Dream fosters materialism and failure avoidance. He cites media violence, sports excess, and recent conflicts, urging reflection and will to curb violence. Also reviewed Life and Death of the Salt Marsh by John and Mildred Teal, praising preservation of eastern marshes vital to fisheries, with concerns about urban destruction and pollution.
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Brown
David Abrahamsen
New York
Abrahamsen
Lee Harvey Oswald
DR. Abrahamsen
Karl Menninger
Abrahamson
Salt Marsh
John and
Mildred Teal
Little. Brown
Wood's Hole
Maritime
Canada
Florida
Boston
Richard Fish
Puss in Boots at Serendipity Theater and Elyria Library
Culture calendar lists Puss in Boots at Serendipity Theater with shows at Elyria Public Library. Also notes film series Senior Citizens Film Series at Elyria and a Fine Arts Film Series Lolita at Lorain County Community College. Music events include organ recital by Thomas Curtis at First Congregational Church and a Kontarsky recital at Warner Concert Hall Oberlin. A lecture on The British Isles by Mrs Helen Nazel at Avon Lake Public Library.
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Serendipity Theater
Elyria Public Library
Thomas Curtis
First Congregational Church
Elyria
Lorain County Community College
British Isles
Helen Nazel
Avon Lake Public Library
New Ballet Company Faces Early Struggles and Dreams
In New York 1969 choreographer Feld forms a four dancer company aiming to be the best. He balances debts and big plans with future productions including Giselle and Petrouchka while proving the group can survive Brooklyn theater residency and growing public interest.
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New York
E.sot Feld
Feld
American Ballet Theater
Critie
Balanchine Ashton Tudor
Robbins
National Endowment On the Arts
Rockefeller Foundation
Academy of Music
New York State Arts Council
Spoleto
Academy
Brooklyn
Manhattan
Joseph Papp
Public Theater
Hart
Feld Fas
Fokine
Donald McKavyle
Herbert Ross
Christine Larry
Olga Janke
Petrouchka
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Iimsofar
Audrey Southcott
Morrow
Arkansas
Ellery Queen
Davis Publications
Homicide
Saturday Review, Inc
Peter Freuchen
Robert E. Peary
Chronicle Telegram
Fine
John Barkham
David Abrahamson
M.C. Funk & Wagnalls
Vietnam
My Lai
Tate
Los Angeles
Elyria Public
Alfons and
Aloys Kontarsky
Warner Concert Hall
Oberlin
Finnes Chapel
Wary Campbell
The
American Ballet Co
Italy
Brooklyn Academy of Music
Wee Surprisea
Nicwepa
Ballet Theater
Ton
Eliot Feld
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