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word painting



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They assiduously avoid the “I” word, painting the committee’s work as garden-variety oversight.

From Washington Times • Sep. 18, 2019

Accredited institutions are invited, even encouraged, to borrow, say, a simple Christopher Wool word painting or a monumentally complex tapestry of woven metal bits by El Anatsui.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 9, 2015

Even higher was the $29.9 million paid by a telephone bidder against determined opposition from the New York dealer Philippe Ségalot for the American artist Christopher Wool’s monumental 1990 black and white word painting, “Riot.”

From New York Times • May 13, 2015

Vivid word painting and a dramatic vocal line complemented the surrealist texts, sung with conviction by Ms. Shelton.

From New York Times • Jun. 3, 2010

Many lyrics are merely examples of word painting.

From Halleck's New English Literature by Halleck, Reuben Post