Sentences with phrase «praised by historians»

The Chinese empire greatly expanded under her rule, and though she had brutal tactics, her decisive nature and talent for government has been praised by historians.

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Entitled «In Praise of Fast Food,» the piece by historian Rachel Laudan first appeared in the journal Gastronomica and was reprinted in the Utne... [Continue reading]

To that, it adds red carpet and introductory footage from the film's premiere (including encouraging remarks by Yoko Ono) and some perspective and praise from Beatles historian Martin Lewis.

Despite the obvious new age mood of the sessions, some of the discussion had a déjà vu quality to it, brought home by education historian David Cohen, the University of Michigan professor with long gray hair and backpack, who bemoaned the lack of a national curriculum and praised the efforts of the common core crowd.

Alewitz's mural was unanimously praised and accepted by the Puffin Foundations» officers and the committee of leading historians and cultural figures that oversaw the construction and installation of the Puffin Gallery.

This is her first book; it has been praised by the art historian Irving Sandler as «clearly and elegantly written.»

Praised by renowned American art historian and critic Jack Flam as, «a brilliantly attentive and original reading of Jasper Johns» work,» this volume not only makes many aspects of the artist's work accessible for the first time, but also reveals an emotional tenor to the man whom so many critics have characterized, wrongly, according to Yau, as aloof or hermetic.

The critic, James Pinero, who is also the magazine's managing editor, cited an essay in the exhibition invitation by art historian Karen Wilkin that praised the paintings» «ravishing physicality» and said Little's orchestrations of geometry and chroma «delight our eyes and stir our emotions and intellect.»