Sentences with phrase «held grand traditions»

Not exact matches

Sure, it seems slight when held to the standards of a tradition as grand as that of Walt Disney Animation Studios.

The book opens in the grand tradition of coming - of - age novels distinguished by their hypnotic, first - person narrators, but while the voice of British teenager Holly Sykes can hold its own with those of Holden Caulfield or John Green's Hazel Grace Lancaster, it is merely the opening salvo in this multivoiced, harmonically layered narrative symphony that stretches — with occasional sojourns far back in time — from the 1980s, when Holly runs away from home, into the 2040s, when she is attempting to cope with an oil - depleted world descending into chaos.

Long recognized as hallmark of memorable events at the exclusive beach destinations of Riviera Nayarit by Puerto Vallarta area, the family - owned Grand Velas brand holds more than 20 years of hospitality tradition offering world - class service awarded 5 Diamonds by AAA, luxurious accommodations, flexible meeting spaces and fine dining experience.

Let's not forget that this game holds true to the other grand tradition of Mario & Luigi games.

His commitment to a grand tradition of painting superimposes a value on his work that accretes history as if its challenges demanded that a position be taken and held, whatever the cost.

De Vries took his inspiration from the tradition of grand banquets and balls held on the eve of battle such as the Duchess of Richmond's famous ball for the Duke of Wellington before Waterloo, as well as the 17th century custom of decorating banqueting tables with extravagant sugar sculptures.

Grand in size and realized with a smooth white finish that references the important tradition of marble sculpture in Italy, it depicts a boy holding a goliath frog above the Grand Canal.

Organized by the Museum's Managing Curator of Exhibitions, Sharon Matt Atkins, and Chief of Technology, Shelley Bernstein, GO is inspired by two established programs: ArtPrize, an annual publicly juried art competition in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and the long tradition of open studio weekends held each year in the Brooklyn neighborhoods of Williamsburg, Greenpoint, DUMBO, Gowanus, Red Hook, and Bushwick.

An innovator who both challenged and continued the grand European tradition celebrated at the Frick, Picasso belongs to the Collection as its most irrepressible offspring, although not actually represented in its holdings.