DOCSLIB.ORG

November 2003

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
November 2003 GGaazzeboebo GGaazzeetttete The Newsletter of the Larchmont Historical Society September-November 2003 WALKING TOUR OF THE MANOR SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 16 Free and Open to the Public. Meet in Fountain Square at 3 p.m. The tour will be led by Cheryl Lewy, former Mayor of Larchmont From the Archives tures, 1931. These items were do- *Two boxes of copies of Phil Severin nated by Fernschild's nephew, sketches, donated by his daughter-in- by Diane Holland Charles Lange. law, Lois Severin. We have received the following dona- *Early glass negatives of 46 Mag- *Several hundred boxes of note cards tions between spring and September nolia Avenue and members of the featuring a painting of Manor Park by 2003: White, Freeman, and Allen fami- Christopher Parrott to be sold for $10 a *Mamaroneck and Larchmont origi- lies, donated by Beth and Kevin box, with $3 going to the Society and $7 nal photographs in three family al- Mullaney. to the Bonfire Foundation. The donation bums dated 1906-1913 by Anne Baade. *A new filing cabinet for the Archives, was coordinated by Jan Northup. *A professionally bound photography donated by the Holland family. continued on page 3 and biography of Carl Mydans, in- cluding the 2002 House Tour exhibit; Larchmont Historical Society Century Homes a professionally bound scrapbook of his Life Magazine articles; and three by Ellen Martin interviews by John Loengard, January The Society is pleased to announce house tour. Extensive research was 1992, from the Time Inc. Archives. five new Century Homes members. done for each property, and they These items were prepared by photo The owners of One Fountain Square, have all been a part of Larchmont's archivist Lily Solmssen Moureaux, and 21 Oak Avenue, 20 Maple Avenue, history for at least 100 years. If you the donation was coordinated by Jan 24 Helena Avenue, and St. John's would like to add your home to the Northrup. Church have received certificates growing list of Century Homes, *Original blueprints of 90 Park Av- indicating that their buildings were please contact the Society for an enue by architect G. J. Fernschild; pro- constructed before 1903. Each application. 2004 is not far away, fessional sketches and photographs by owner graciously open their doors and that will open membership eligi- Fernschild; and New Rochelle in Pic- last spring for the Society's annual bility to even more Larchmont homes! 1 September-November 2003 Our Constitution: The Design of Providence Published by The Larchmont Historical Society by Theora Pierce Hahn P.O. Box 742, Larchmont NY 10538 (914) 381-2239 Americans now celebrate our "Char- rest its authority ultimately upon the Editor: Judith Doolin Spikes ter of Freedom," signed September authority which is Divine...Far from Officers and Board of Trustees: 17, 1787, in its 216th year. Constitu- being rivals or enemies, religion and Fred Baron, President tion Week was designated by a 1956 Ellen Martin, 1st Vice President law are twin sisters, friends, and David Miles, 2nd Vice President Joint Act of Congress, including an mutual assistants. The Divine law Judy Spikes, Recording Secretary annual Presidential Proclamation. We forms an essential part of both." Brian Zell, Treasurer refelect on America's foundations Alexander Hamilton, NY Ned Benton BarbaraNewman while a series of challenges question Meredith Brawer Jane Nishimura Delegate, Signer, creator of "The William Byrne Norma Perciasepe our roots. Our remarkable Founders Federalist" (with Jay and Madison; Chris Clarke Colette Rodbell were inspired to establish a unique Anne Cumella Antoinette Sarfaty first and supreme analyst of the Con- Theora Hahn Marvin D.Schwartz government whose power and rights stitution for Ratification) was the Peggy Kahn Alton Tobey came not from royal mandate or Mary McGahan Dee Van Eyck first to call for a Constitutional Con- Ellen Martin dictator's fiat, but from God to the vention. Hamilton wrote: "The sa- people to government. Rev. Thomas The Larchmont Historical Society was founded in 1980 cred rights of mankind are not to be and chartered in 1981 as a not-for-profit educational Hooker, a Founder from Hartford, rummaged for among parchments or corporation by the New York State Board of Regents to Connecticut, in his 1638 "Election discover, preserve, and disseminate information con- musty records. They are written, as cerning the natural, social, and civic history of Sermon," declared: "The authourity with a sunbeam in the whole volume Larchmont, and to promote the preservation of local of government is granted by God to historical sites and structures.The Society maintains an of human nature, by the hand of archives in the Mamaroneck Town Center, 740 W. the people; magistrates should be Divinity itself, and can never be Boston Post Road, Mamaroneck; publishes a newslet- chosen by majority vote and their ter; offers programs; conducts tours for school children erased or obscured by mortal power." and adults; and offers outreach lectures to other com- authority defined and limited by law." George Washington, President of the munity groups. His principles became the basis for The newsletter is published to provide news of the Constitutional Convention: "Of all Society and occasional articles of related interest. Opin- the "Fundamental Orders" enacted the dispositions and habits which ions expressed are those of their authors; publication by the General Court of Connecticut, lead to political prosperity, religion should not be construed as endorsement by the Society. January 1639--history's first written and morality are indispensable constitution of self-government and supports...Reason and experience forerunner of the the U.S. Constitu- both forbid us to expect that national The Archives are located tion. morality can prevail in exclusion of in Suite 301 of the This new concept, developed religious principle. Gouverneur Mor- Mamaroneck Town Center, by those visionary Framers, created a ris of Pennsylvania and Morrisania, 740 W. Boston Post Road, document praised around the world. NY, spoke 173 times during the Con- Mamaroneck. 10543. British Prime Minister Gladstone: vention, wrote the Preambles--"We "The American Constitution is the the People"--and drafted the docu- most wonderful work ever struck off ment. Morris also wrote: "Religion Regular hours are Tues- at a given time by the brain and pur- is the only solid basis of good mor- days and Thursdays 9-2. Ap- pose of man." As highly educated als; therefore education should teach pointments on other days, and brilliant as they were, the vast the precepts of religion and the du- including Saturdays, may be majority acknowledged that their in- ties of man towards God." Thomas arranged. Please call 381- spiration came from a Higher Jefferson was Ambassador to France 2239 for more information or Power. It was truly a "Miracle at in 1787. He wrote the phrase "the to make an appointment. Philadelphia." James Wilson, signer wall of separation between Church and original Supreme Court Justice, and State" to Danbury Baptist Asso- Archivist: Diane Holland co-authored early commentaries on ciation in 1802, 11 years after the Home page: <members.savvy.net/lhs> the Constitution: "Human law must continued on page 3 2 September-November 2003 Our Constitution, continued from the legislature nor in any other hu- Founders prove their intent was es- page 2 man power--but in God alone." Alexis tablishment on the law of God. yield- Bill of Rights and the First Amend- deToqueville observed: "In America ing "Blessings of Liberty." Many ment were ratified. He was assuring it is religion which leads to enlight- agree with Jay: "It appears as if it was protection to the Church from the enment and the observance of Divine the Design of Providence." State, not the reverse. This phrase laws which lead men to liberty." Theora Pierce Hahn is a founding and from a personal letter, not even a John Jay, crucial to Ratifica- current trustee of the Larchmont Histori- public policy paper, was inserted as cal Society and Chairman of Constitution tion and original U.S. Chief Justice, Week for the Larchmont Chapter of the if part of the original Constitution by declared: "National prosperity can Daughters of the American Revolution. Supreme Court Justices from 1947, neither be obtained nor preserved influencing rulings ever since, but without the favor of Providence." Archives, continued from page 1 never mentioned by those Founders, Ben Franklin's long and eloquent We have begun renovation of the nor by Fisher Ames, who gave the observations broke the stormy dead- Archives. Document capacity has final phrasing to the First Amend- lock of Convention. "We have been increased by 50%. Further improve- ment. Ames urged that the Bible re- assured, Sir, in the Sacred Writings ments include blueprint holders, ar- main always as the primary textbook that except the Lord build the house, chival binders, and furniture rear- in America's classrooms. President they labor in vain that build it." James rangement. We are currently weed- John Adams declared: "Our Consti- Madison, "Father of the Constitu- ing, cleaning, and updating the li- tution was made only for a moral and tion," edited George Mason's "Vir- brary. We need volunteers to com- religious people. It is wholly inad- ginia Declaration of Rights" for the plete this work and to assemble metal equate to the government of any "Bill of Rights" and affirmed: "Reli- shelves and move books. Please con- other." Supreme Court Justice Tom gion is the basis and foundation of tact the Archives if you can help, Clark wrote: "The Founding Fathers government." He authorized Con- especially on a Friday or Saturday. believed devoutly that there was a gressional Chaplains, Bible distribu- Also, if you know of any organiza- God, and the unalienable rights of tion, National Prayer and Thanks- tions that receive used books, we man were rooted--not in the State nor giving.
Load more

Recommended publications
  • Republicans Seeking to Mute Differences
    Freeholders cleared in ousting GOP pair By KEN JAUTZ man had actually seen a copy of the lame-duck Republican majority during After assuming office in January, During a two-day, non-jury trial in ATLANTIC HIGHLANDS - The decision. the last freeholder meeting of 1979. the Democratic majority abolished the June, Lynch said Day was a trouble- Democrat-controlled Board of Free- "My partner happened to be in our At the same time, the outgoing Re- two positions, and Allen and Day subse- shooter for the county engineer, and not holders has been vindicated of charges office on Saturday and noticed it in the publican majority appointed Richard J. quently sued to get their jobs back. a superintendent of public works as his that it fired two county employees sim- mail," Kauff explained. "He told me Day to a three-year term as super- They contended their dismissal was job title stipulated He also said Allen ply because they were active in the that Judge McCiann's decision was fa- intendent of public works at (23,250 a motivated by political reasons, which is had made a preliminary study of the county's Republican organization, ac- vorable, but that's all I know at this year. illegal, while the board argued that the county's bridges, but asserted that the cording to Freeholder Thomas J. time ' Both jobs were newly created, and jobs were not needed, and that the work was not part of a continuing pro- Lynch, Jr. Heached at his home last night, Al- met with strenuous objections from the salary and fringe benefits could not be gram.
    [Show full text]
  • Bid #15-07 Re: R.F.P
    MARCIA A. LECLERC (860) 291-7270 MAYOR TOWN OF EAST HARTFORD 740 Main Street FAX (860) 282-4857 East Hartford, Connecticut 06108 PURCHASING DEPARTMENT WWW.EASTHARTFORDCT.GOV TOWN OF EAST HARTFORD, CT INVITATION TO BID BID #15-07 RE: R.F.P. – Current Condition and Reuse Study for Historic Downtown Post Office Proposals will be received at the Office of the Purchasing Agent, Town Hall, 740 Main Street, East Hartford, Connecticut, 06108 until Thursday, September 18, 2014 at 11 a.m. at which time they will be publicly opened and recorded. There will be an optional pre-bid conference at the East Hartford Post Office, 846 Main Street, East Hartford, CT on Wednesday, August 27, 2014 at 10:00 a.m. Information and Specifications are available at the above office or on the Town of East Hartford bid’s website at http://www.easthartfordct.gov/bids The right is reserved to reject any or all bids when such action is deemed to be in the best interest of the Town of East Hartford, Connecticut Michelle A. Enman Purchasing Agent (860) 291-7271 TOWN OF EAST HARTFORD, CT. STANDARD INSTRUCTIONS FOR PROPOSAL 1. SEALED PROPOSALS WILL BE RECEIVED BY THE PURCHASING AGENT UNTIL THE DATE AND TIME ON THE TITLE SHEET. PROPOSALS RECEIVED LATER THAN THE DATE AND TIME SPECIFIED WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED AND WILL BE RETURNED UNOPENED. PROPOSALS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED VIA FAX OR E-MAIL. 2. ALL PROPOSALS WILL BE OPENED AND RECORDED AND ARE SUBJECT TO PUBLIC INSPECTION. FIRMS MAY BE PRESENT OR BE REPRESENTED AT ALL OPENINGS.
    [Show full text]
  • Second 1967 Show Aug
    SECOND 1967 SHOW AUG. 3 - SEPT. 4 PROVINCETOWN ART Association N FIFTY-THIRD SEASON PRICE 25c SHORE GALLERIES 179 Newbury St., Boston Telephone 262-3910 Notice to friends and visitors This summer, after twenty-me consecutive seasons in Provincetown, we will keep open only our Boston gallery, which is fully air-conditioned and only a two hour drive with parking nearby. During July we will be open Monday through Friday from 1O:OO A. M. to 5 :30 P. M. (closed August until about mid-September) The Gallery will have a fine selection of works, a number of outstanding contemporaries, including Ruth Cobb, William Maynard, James Wingate Parr, William Preston, Romanos Rizk, Howard Schafer, Laurence Sission, William Thompson ma! Steven Trefonides. The Gallery represents the estates of Charles W. Hawthorne (1872-1930) adJohn Whorf (1903-1959). Also, selected 19th adearly 20th cen- tury American paintings We hope to see you. Robert B. Campbell, director Robert R. Campbell, associate special display at Colonial Inn, Provincetown We cordially invite you to visit our new and enlarged galleries The Greenwich Gallery New York City Provincetown Featuring a resident gallery group of contemporary American painters and sculptors Commercial Street Provincetown Phone Open Daily and Evenings Design Craft gambella in leather HAND CRAFTED BAGS and BELTS Commercial and Pearl Streets Provincetown, Massachusetts S. OSBORN BALL REAL ESTATE Commercial St. Provincetown Tel. Gold Pendants Necklaces Ceramics MEXICO PANAMA African Primitive Art Commercial Provincetown, Mass. New York City By appointment only For the Gathering Place AND RIGHT NEXT DOOR of your friends Lucille and Vivian The Everbreeze “The Most Exciting Commercial Street Women’s Clothes on Cape Cod BREAKFAST LUNCHEON visit DINNER Also our PROVINCETOWN INN Hours A.
    [Show full text]
  • Wallace Berman, Self-Portrait, Topanga Canyon, 1974 Topanga Berman, Self-Portrait, Wallace (Printed 2004), Gelatin Silver Print, 16 X 20 In
    NGOV-DECA2006/JLLAN 2007 Ewww.galleryandstudiomagazine.comRY&ST U VOL. 9D NO. 2 I NewO York The World of the Working Artist B N WALLACE ERMA THE GREAT UNKNOWN a bohemian rhapsody by Ed McCormack page 18 Wallace Berman, Self-Portrait, Topanga Canyon, 1974 Topanga Berman, Self-Portrait, Wallace (printed 2004), Gelatin silver print, 16 x 20 in. Berman Estate Courtesy Wallace Bruce A. Dumas “Spell Bound” 16"x20" Acrylic on canvas November 30, 2006-January 13, 2007 Patrick’s Fine Art 21 East 62nd Street, New York, NY 10021 By appointment: 917-743-9704 or 212-591-1918 THE BROOME STREET GALLERY Ground floor, 1,300 sq. ft. Exhibition space rental available 498 Broome Street, New York, NY 10013 Tel: (212) 941-0130 GALLERY&STUDIO NOV-DEC 2006/JAN 2007 Nancy Staub Laughlin Pastels and Photographs January 9 - February 17, 2007 530 West 25th St., 4th Fl. NYC, 10001 Tues - Sat 11 - 6pm 212 367 7063 Sun. by appt. www.nohogallery.com Catalog available at the show, with introduction by Art Critic and Historian Sam Hunter. For more information please visit www.nancystaublaughlin.com “Pink Diamond and Sequin” 36" x 27" G&S Truman Marquez, page 4 Highlights On the Cover: An underground legend in Venice, California, in the late 1950s, Wallace Berman was a magnet for serious artists, errant movie stars and “bedbug beatniks.” “SEMINA CULTURE: Nancy Staub Laughlin, page 25 Wallace Berman & His Circle” coming to N.Y.U.’s Grey Gallery in January, positions him as a precursor of postmodernism.–Page 18 SM Lewis, page 34 David Tobey, page 28 Sheila Finnigan, page 9 Personal Belongings, page 11 Drew Tal, page 32 Phyllis Smith, page 33 Peg McCreary, Bruce A.
    [Show full text]
  • Three Hundred and Fifteenth Annual Report of the Town of Hampton, New
    1Uee JlunJUed and QifjUetUk ANNUAL REPORT of th. TOWN of HAMPTON NEW HAMPSHIRE For The Year Ending DECEMBER 31 1952 Al GotHfUUA By 7Ue *7o44»t Oitic&u University of New Hampshire - Three Hundred and Fifteenth ANNUAL REPORT of the Town of HAMPTON New Hampshire For The Year Ending DECEMBER 31, 1952 As Compiled By The Town Officers Printed and Bound By HAMPTON PUBLISHING COMPANY Hampton, N. H. TOWN OFFICERS Moderator John W. R. Brooks Selectmen George Sumner Douglass E. Hunter Harry D. Munsey Town Treasurer Norman N. Merrill Town Clerk John W. Creighton Collector of Taxes John B. Berry School Board Malcolm Hamilton, Caroline P. Higgins, Noel W. Salomon Library Committee Bernice Palmer Ruth True Harold L. Pierson Supervisors of Checklists Roscoe B. Palmer, Norman M. Coffin, George L. Perkins Trustees of Trust Funds Fred W. Blake, Edward S. Seavey, Jr., Elmore Dearborn Auditors Stanwood S. Brown Charles F. Butler Wilma T. White Representatives to General Court Dean B. Merrill Donald A. Ring Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2011 with funding from Boston Library Consortium Member Libraries http://www.archive.org/details/annualreportofto1952hamp2 Hampton town Report .5 TOWN CLERKS REPORT TOWN WARRANT FOR 1952 TOWN OF HAMPTON STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE To the inhabitants of the Town of Hampton, in the County of Rockingham, in said State, qualified to vote in town affairs: You are hereby notified to meet at the High School Auditorium in said Hampton on Tuesday, the 11th day of March, 1952, at Ten o'clock in the forenoon to act upon the following subjects: Article 1.
    [Show full text]
  • Annual Report of the Town of Hampton, New Hampshire
    annual report 1957 HAMPTONNEW HAMPSHIRE ^H oo 2 £ O * H O u H PM Pi £ H O 2 ^ pe5 W o > X O O Three Hundred and Twentieth ANNUAL REPORT of the Town of HAMPTON New Hampshire For The Year Ending DECEMBER 31, 1957 As Compiled By The Town Officers Z51 1957 — Printed by the — HAMPTON PUBLISHING COMPANY, INC. Hampton, New Hampshire TOWN OFFICERS Moderator Edward S. Seavey, Jr. Selectmen Harry D. Munsey Lawrence C. Hackett Donald A. Ring Town Treasurer Norman N. Merrill Town Clerk Helen W. Hayden Collector of Taxes John B. Berry School Board Richard D. Simons Philip M. Toppan Dorothy M. Little Library Committee Harold L. Pierson Bernice Palmer Ruth True Supervisors of Checklists Roscoe B. Palmer Norman M. Coffin George L. Perkins Trustees of Trust Funds Elmore Dearborn Joseph C. Kennedy L. Herbert Clough Representatives to General Court Douglass E. Hunter Carl M. Lougee Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2011 with funding from Boston Library Consortium Member Libraries http://www.archive.org/details/annualreportofto1957hamp2 Hampton Town Report 5 TOWN CLERK'S REPORT TOWN WARRANT FOR 1957 TOWN OF HAMPTON STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE To the inhabitants of the Town of Hampton, in the County of Rockingham, in said State, qualified to vote in town affairs: You are hereby notified to meet at the High School Auditorium in said Hampton on Tuesday, the Twelfth day of March, 1957, at ten o'clock in the forenoon to act upon the following subjects: ARTICLE 1. To choose by Austrialian Ballot one Selectman for Three years, one Town Clerk, one Town Treasurer, one Collector of Taxes, four members of the Budget Committee for three years.
    [Show full text]
  • Architect, Director Named for Hirshhorn
    Architect, Director Named for Hirshhorn Selection of Gordon Bunshaft as architect and the $25 million collection .is a result of both his cur­ give the Nation's Capital a fresh look at 20th century Abram Lerner as director of the Joseph H . Hirshhorn atorial ability and training. The native New Yorker American art and focus its attention on recent develop­ Museum and Sculpture Garden has been announced by holds a B.A. degree in art history and education from ments here and abroad. In addition, the Museum will Secretary Ripley. house an unequaled survey of sculpture from the middle Mr. Bunshaft, 57, a partner in the New York firm of the 19th century to the present." of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, has designed a number The Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden will of significant buildings, including the Lyndon Baines embrace many of the things other Washington galleries Johnson Library which will rise on the University of have been trying to put together, and, as Lerner empha­ Texas campus in Austin. sized, "it will complement and add new perspectives to Other notable designs by Bunshaft are the Lincoln the fine collections that already exist in the National Center Library in New York City, the Beinecke Rare Capital." Book and Manuscript Library at Yale University, the As director, Lerner envisons a program of rotating Banque Lambert in Brussels, Belgium, and the Lever exhibitions from the permanent collections, special ex­ House, in New York. hibitions reflecting current trends in painting and sculp­ A graduate of the Massachusetts Institute of Tech­ ture in the United States and Europe, and an active nology, he currently is a member of the Commission educational program directed towards meeting the on Fine Arts in Washington.
    [Show full text]
  • Winter 1984 CAA Newsletter
    newsletter Volume 9, Number 4 Winter 1984 special support for 1985 meeting annual members This year both the National Endowment for cated to organize and because they make business meeting the Humanities and the J. Paul Getty Trust unusual demands upon the participants. have supported the planning and special costs These sessions attempt to address some of the The 73rd Annual Members Business Meeting related to several of the exceptional art histo­ central concerns in our field, concerns of rele­ will be held on Thursday, February 14,1985 ry sessions to be held during the CAA Annual vance to all sub-fields of art history, and to do at 1:00 P. M. in the Gold Room (Galeria Meeting this February 14-16 in Los Angeles. so meaningfully and in a way that still reserves Level) of The Biltmore Hotel, Los Angeles. Their financial support supplements annual a significant block of time for discussion from meeting expenditures traditionally allocated the floor. Also, individuals are expected to by the CAA Board of Directors. give exemplary presentations in which their Elections The NEH's Division of Education Pro­ own research interests often have to take sec­ The rnajar item on the agenda of the Annual grams awarded the CAA a grant to partially ond place to the larger goals of the sessions. Members Business Meeting is elections. fund Kathleen Weil-Garris Brandt's session, Although participants in anyone session may OFFICERS. The Board of Directors proposes Conservation and Restoration of Italian specialize in very different periods or even the following to serve as officers for 1985: Renaissance Art: Masaccio, Fra Angelico, disciplines, they nonetheless had to reach a President: John Rupert Martin, Princeton Leonardo, and Michelangelo.
    [Show full text]
  • 26 JOMSA Elmont, New York
    Congress attempted to confer the Medal of Honor on 6. Four Chaplains mural, painted by Dean Fausett, each of the four chaplains, but the stringent requirements, at entrance to Joseph “Ziggy” Kahn Gymnasium, for that medal, required heroism performed “under fire.” Jewish Community Center Irene Kaufman Building, Squirrel Hill, Pennsylvania. The bravery and ultimate sacrifice of these men did not technically qualify, since their actions took place after the 7. “Four Chaplains mural”, painted by Connie torpedo attack. Therefore, members of Congress decided Burns Watkins, in York, Pennsylvania. to authorize a special medal intended to have the same 8. The two-hour audio documentary “No Greater weight and importance as the Medal of Honor. On July Love” tells the story, including interviews with 14, 1960 by Act of Congress (Public law 86-656, 86th survivors, rescuers, and naval historians. Congress), the United States Congress authorized the “Four Chaplains Medal.” Chapels and sanctuaries honoring the Four Chaplains: The statute awarding the medal is listed as follows: 1. The chapel at the Pittsburgh International Airport was dedicated to the Four Chaplains in 1994. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Represen- 2. Joint base Lewis-McChord, Washington, Four tatives of the United States of America in Congress Chaplains’ Memorial Chapel & Family Life Center. assembled, That the President is authorized to award posthumously appropriate medals and certificates to 3. Chapel at Camp Tuckahoe, Boy Scouts of Chaplain George L. Fox of Gilman, Vermont; Chaplain America, in York County, Pennsylvania, dedicated in Alexander D. Goode of Washington, District of Co- memory of Chaplain Goode.
    [Show full text]
  • 79 Short Essays on Design – Michael Bierut
    79 Published by Princeton Architectural Press 37 East Seventh Street New York, New York 10003 For a free catalog of books, call 1.800.722.6657. Visit our web site at www.papress.com. © 2007 Princeton Architectural Press All rights reserved Printed and bound in China 10 09 08 07 4 3 2 First edition No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner without written permission from the publisher, except in the context of reviews. Every reasonable attempt has been made to identify owners of copyright. Errors or omissions will be corrected in subsequent editions. Editor: Lauren Nelson Packard Designer: Abbott Miller, Pentagram Special thanks to: Nettie Aljian, Sara Bader, Dorothy Ball, Nicola Bednarek, Janet Behning, Becca Casbon, Penny (Yuen Pik) Chu, Russell Fernandez, Pete Fitzpatrick, Wendy Fuller, Sara Hart, Jan Haux, Clare Jacobson, John King, Mark Lamster, Nancy Eklund Later, Linda Lee, Katharine Myers, Scott Tennent, Jennifer Thompson, Paul Wagner, Joseph Weston, and Deb Wood of Princeton Architectural Press —Kevin C. Lippert, publisher Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Bierut, Michael. Seventy-nine short essays on design / Michael Bierut. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-1-56898-699-9 (alk. paper) 1. Commercial art—United States—History—20th century. 2. Graphic arts—United States—History— 20th century. I. Title. II. Title: 79 short essays on design. NC998.5.A1B52 2007 741.6—dc22 2006101224 Seventy-nine Short Essays on Design Michael Bierut Princeton Architectural Press New York “Art should be like a good game of baseball—non- monumental, democratic and humble.
    [Show full text]
  • TDS Forum Brings out a Large Crowd in Alton
    Burley no-hits Somersworth: See page B1 THURSDAY, APRIL 28, 2016 COVERING ALTON, BARNSTEAD, & NEW DURHAM - WWW.SALMONPRESS.COM FREE TDS forum brings out a large crowd in Alton BY MARK FOYNES shire represents its high- tions ranging from un- A West Alton resident extension into a compet- flexibility if it made Contributing Writer est market density in the limited voice to a pared- asked if the new services itor's area. The audience “business sense” for TDS ALTON — Residents Northeast. Additional re- down “safety” line that would extend to her part member said she was a to extend its service area in the Baysider’s tri- gional markets include allows customers to call of town. A panelist re- FairPoint customer and beyond its currently town coverage area are pockets in upstate N.Y., 911 for a minimal con- sponded that TDS hopes therefore an unlikely po- approved footprint. He deeply concerned about Vermont and Maine. nectivity charge. to saturate all of the for- tential customer. added that a PUC com- their media connectivi- The Wisconsin-based After the brief presen- mer Union territory - TDS representative petitive clause allows ty, as suggested by a vo- company’s widespread tation, a panel of TDS but that Public Utilities Scott Brooks added that new vendors to enter cal, standing-room-only holdings include com- reps fielded audience Commission regulations the current agreement into a market under cer- public forum on April 20. munities as far afield as questions. preclude the company’s might offer some future SEE TDS, PAGE A12 TDS, or Telephone Arizona and California.
    [Show full text]
  • Alton Tobey, Renowned Artist, to Lecture Here
    • ~ht VOL. LVI I TRIN ITY COLLEGE, HA RTFORD, CO NN., JANUARY 15, 1959 No. 12 Alton Tobey, Renowned Sunday Riot Artist, To Lecture Here Ensues From The story of human civilization will be the subject of a slide­ WPOP Farce illustrated lecture to be given Thursday evening at 8:15 in the unday, January 11th,\ ill be Chemistry Auditorium. The speaker is Alton S. Tobey, the artist a day long remembered by fre­ who executed LIFE Magazine's "Epic of Man" series and graphic quent r of th Long Walk. portrayals of the· Russian Revolution. Term papers and final exams This lecture, "8000 Years with Life", was arranged by the at· u uall y th topic of conver­ ation at this time of y ar, but L cture ommitt e and will climax a fou1· day exhibition of Mr. this o\·crworked ubject njoyed Tobey's work. The di play in the a brief l'<'Spit on unday as a result Library Conferenc Room will hang of the unconv nlionul antics conjur d until January 15. The publi<l is cordi- Plans for New up by on Bob colt, a di sc jockey at ally invit d to attend the exhibition, radio station WPOP. lecture and a r ception to b gh·en c II B This now famous (some might say for the arti·t at 3:30 Thursday after- 0 ege egun notorious) announc r started a mara­ noon. thon which had all of Ha1'tford, and Tobey's professions include teach­ A proposal for a fifth coll ege Tl'inity oil ge in particular, buzzing.
    [Show full text]