| Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Apr 14 05:54AM -0700 On Thursday, April 13, 2023 at 11:23:10 PM UTC-5, Mark Brader wrote: > Pope Julius II commissioned this artist to build this sculpture > for his tomb in 1505. The work depicts Moses with horns on > his head. Michelangelo > This American artist specialized in depictions of the > late-19th-century American West, evoking romantic images of > cowboys and natives. Remington > This Romanian-born sculptor has been called the patriarch of > modern sculpture. This 1908 work is unsurprisingly titled > "The Kiss". Brancusi > 6. Please see: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/6-9/sculpt/06.jpg > This sculpture stood on the grounds of Expo 67 in Montreal. > Its American creator is also famous for his mobiles. Calder > This American artist is famous for his life-size plaster-cast > figures that are usually placed in tableaux from everyday life. > He shares his name with a Hollywood actor. George Segal > dancers. When this now much-loved work was shown in Paris in > 1881, critics said the 14-year-old dancer's face was "marked > by the hateful promise of every vice". Degas > figures whose undulating forms may derive from the landscape > of his birthplace in Yorkshire. The world's largest collection > of his work is in Toronto. Moore > * A. Family Belongings > A1. Which family of subatomic particles has members named bottom, > up, and strange? quarks > A2. Geologists classify rocks into three large families or types: > igneous, metamorphic, and what? sedimentary > * B. Families Drawn Together > B2. Who is the creator """and voice""" of Peter Griffin and > Stan Smith, two of TV's most obnoxious cartoon fathers? MacFarlane > There """are only two""" players who have each achieved > this feat in 5 different seasons -- and, remarkably, they > also happen to be father and son. Give their family name. Bonds > novel, three are married, including, of course, Elizabeth, > who ends up with the initially aloof Mr. Darcy. Give their > family name. (No, not Darcy, the other one.) Bennet > family, this language is unrelated to them, and is considered > to be the last surviving pre-Indo-European language in > Western Europe. What language? Basque > itself is a loan-word taken from which language, still in > limited use, considered one of the earliest members of the > entire Indo-European language family? Sanskrit > rise to the later royal houses of Bourbon and Orleans, > which are considered a part of this overall dynasty. > Name the dynasty. Capet -- Joshua Kreitzer gromit82@hotmail.com |
| swp <stephen.w.perry@gmail.com>: Apr 14 02:48PM -0700 On Friday, April 14, 2023 at 12:23:10 AM UTC-4, Mark Brader wrote: > Pope Julius II commissioned this artist to build this sculpture > for his tomb in 1505. The work depicts Moses with horns on > his head. michelangelo > This American artist specialized in depictions of the > late-19th-century American West, evoking romantic images of > cowboys and natives. remington > This Romanian-born sculptor has been called the patriarch of > modern sculpture. This 1908 work is unsurprisingly titled > "The Kiss". brancusi > Italian genius forged a new conception for religious and > historical sculpture. This sculpture of Apollo and Daphne is > in Rome's Borghese Gallery, along with several other masterworks. bernini > artist represented his view of the human form. A friend once > said that if he decided to sculpt you, "he would make your head > look like the blade of a knife". giacometti > 6. Please see: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/6-9/sculpt/06.jpg > This sculpture stood on the grounds of Expo 67 in Montreal. > Its American creator is also famous for his mobiles. alex calder > This American artist is famous for his life-size plaster-cast > figures that are usually placed in tableaux from everyday life. > He shares his name with a Hollywood actor. george segal > welcomes travelers at Vancouver International airport. > The artist developed his interest in Haida art while working > as a CBC announcer in Toronto during the 1940s. bill reid > dancers. When this now much-loved work was shown in Paris in > 1881, critics said the 14-year-old dancer's face was "marked > by the hateful promise of every vice". degas > figures whose undulating forms may derive from the landscape > of his birthplace in Yorkshire. The world's largest collection > of his work is in Toronto. moore > There were 2 decoys on the original handout. Identify the sculptors > if you like for fun, but for no points. > 11. Please see: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/6-9/sculpt/11.jpg canova > 12. Please see: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/6-9/sculpt/12.jpg picasso > * A. Family Belongings > A1. Which family of subatomic particles has members named bottom, > up, and strange? quark [what, no love for rom?] > A2. Geologists classify rocks into three large families or types: > igneous, metamorphic, and what? sedimentary > fictional American-Canadian War starts when our air force > bombs the residence of two real-life American acting > families, wiping them out. Give *either* family name. baldwin > B2. Who is the creator """and voice""" of Peter Griffin and > Stan Smith, two of TV's most obnoxious cartoon fathers? seth macfarlane > Or play the same sport, at least. > C1. These """are the only""" father and son in the NHL to *both* > have their numbers retired. Give their family name. hull ; howe > There """are only two""" players who have each achieved > this feat in 5 different seasons -- and, remarkably, they > also happen to be father and son. Give their family name. bonds > novel, three are married, including, of course, Elizabeth, > who ends up with the initially aloof Mr. Darcy. Give their > family name. (No, not Darcy, the other one.) bennet > and the principal house of the Westerlands -- in the "A Song > of Ice and Fire" series of fantasy novels, made famous on > TV as "Game of Thrones". Give their family name. lannister > family, this language is unrelated to them, and is considered > to be the last surviving pre-Indo-European language in > Western Europe. What language? basque > itself is a loan-word taken from which language, still in > limited use, considered one of the earliest members of the > entire Indo-European language family? sanskrit > rise to the later royal houses of Bourbon and Orleans, > which are considered a part of this overall dynasty. > Name the dynasty. Capetian > F2. Name the family dynasty that ruled Japan as shoguns from > 1603 until 1867, when the last shogun resigned, with power > soon returning to the Emperor in the Meiji Restoration. tokugawa > Toronto but we ought to spend most of our time > m...@vex.net making our country lovable." -- Andy Rooney > My text in this article is in the public domain. swp |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Apr 15 10:20AM +0200 > Pope Julius II commissioned this artist to build this sculpture > for his tomb in 1505. The work depicts Moses with horns on > his head. Michelangelo > * A. Family Belongings > A1. Which family of subatomic particles has members named bottom, > up, and strange? Quarks > * C. Families that Play Together > C1. These """are the only""" father and son in the NHL to *both* > have their numbers retired. Give their family name. Hull > family, this language is unrelated to them, and is considered > to be the last surviving pre-Indo-European language in > Western Europe. What language? Basque > itself is a loan-word taken from which language, still in > limited use, considered one of the earliest members of the > entire Indo-European language family? Sanskrit > rise to the later royal houses of Bourbon and Orleans, > which are considered a part of this overall dynasty. > Name the dynasty. Capet > F2. Name the family dynasty that ruled Japan as shoguns from > 1603 until 1867, when the last shogun resigned, with power > soon returning to the Emperor in the Meiji Restoration. Tokugawa I may be remembering wrong, but I think the starting year is 1601, when Ieyasu Tokugawa took the power. He stepped back in favour of his son aleady in 1603. (But was still acting behind the scenes.) |
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