TUESDAY. APRIL 2. 957
Dickson Shows Artists Aid Freedom
By DAVE FIREMAN
Dr. Harold E. Dickson, pro
fessor of history of art and
architecture, sho ed Sunday
night the contribu ions to free- I
dom of three a tists whose!
biting satire took s ots at every
thing from contemp rary taste in
teacups to the ho ors of war.
In a slide-illustra ed lecture at
the Hillel auditori , Dr. Dick
son, the eighth sp aker in "The
Structure of Fre dom" series,
pointed out the var ous aspects of
life which each o these three
i
a
artists—Hogarth, G ya and Dau
mier—had a han in releasing
from traditional b nds.
In one slide of a Hogarth.
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the two main cha actors in the
painting—a prise. gentleman
. and a middle ag woman—aro
ti
admiring and fo dly caressing
a delicate teacup The delight
on their faces is a mockery by
Hogarth -• of the Contemporary
taste in stale clasiicism.
The -more biting satire, how
ever, as shown by Dr. Dickson,
was exhibited by , oya and Dau
mier.
Goya was the s rongest liberal
spokesman in Sp ' , Dr. Dickson
said, and his man paintings hit
at the abuses of the monarchy
and the nobility.
. In one slide of Goya, several
zombi-like characters w e a r I n g
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coats of arms were strewn about
the canvas. Their ears were closed
by padlocks and they were shown
to be completely dumb and im
mobile, except for their mouths.
Their mouths were open and
moving to receive their unde
served portion of food.
The painting is entitled "Los
Chinchillas," chinchillas being
a breed of rats.
A Daumier slide shows the
bloody aftermath of a violent
abuse by Paris troops. This at
tack on the troops' ruthlessness
showed what had happened when
the troops indiscriminately shot
a houseful of people while search
ing out a sniper.
Daumier began as a carica
turist, Dr. Dickson said. For a
paper known as the "Carica
ture," ho represented political
notables by overfed, pearshaped
characters who were bent on
extracting their tribute from
the state.
One humorous masterpiece is a
gigantic, stuffed king seated upon
a throne. There is a long ramp
leading from the ground to his
open mouth. On the ramp is a
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procession of small-sized citizens
who are carrying items of food.
Over 30 slides were shown by
Dr. Dickson in his lecture. He
pointed out how each of the
three artists contributed to free
dom in the arts and freedom in
general.
Psychology Prof's Text
On Statistics Published
Dr. Lester P. Guest, professor of
psychology, has had his book "Be
ginning Statistics" published by
the Thomas Y. Crowell Co., New
York City.
The book is planned for a one
semester course for students in
the social sciences. Designed for
beginners, the book presents basic
concepts necessary for students
studying elementary psychology,
education and sociology.
Films Portray Eskimos
Two films on Eskimo life,
"Nanook of the North" and "An
gote" will be shown for students
in archeology and anthropology
courses at 7:30 tonight in 121
Sparks. The public may attend.
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Folk-Comedy
"Funeral Flowers for the Bride,Toro as Zeke Cash; Charlsle Rit
a folk-comedy by Beverly Hamer, ter, Ruby Cash; Millis Mershon.
will be presented today by the. Sadie Johnson; Alfred Klimek*,
5 O'Clock Theatre in the Little
C. Holmes.
Theatre in Old Main. 1
, M 1 Student Council to Meet
Miss Hamer wrote the play in
1938 while playwriting at the Uni-i The Mineral Industries Student
versity of North Carolina. Council will meet at 7 tonight in
The cast consists of Floyd San- 1 218 Hetzel Union.
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