Sentences with phrase «through patronage»

In 1964, through the patronage of collector Vincent Melzac, Mehring gave up teaching to devote himself exclusively to his painting.

The Director oversees a small team of staff and volunteers, and liaises with cultural and funding agencies, actively supporting the growth and development of the gallery through patronage and audience development initiatives.

Like many authors on this list, Chan was rejected by the Big Six before finding her eventual success through the patronage of Kindle owners.

It was the transfer of Nigeria's wealth through the patronage system to Obasanjo's allies in a move that typified the highest character of the «free market» — crony capitalism, as distinct from «state capitalism.»

Centenary patrons are people who have played a significant part in BASC's achievements and in some cases continue to do so, as well as those who are well known and will, through their patronage, promote shooting to a wider audience.

The Democratic Machine that won votes through patronage has been mostly eradicated.

Our customers help us to support this principle through their patronage.

We nurture a positive cycle of supply and demand where customers support the organic farmers through patronage and the farmers are able to make a living through sustainable farming and continue to grow what customers want.

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He also points out that business travelers are considered sought - after customers and companies will compete for their patronage, sometimes through loyalty programs.

Besides, discussion of Pound's Fascist sympathies allows Rainey to tell us that, through Pound, «the modernist culture of patronage was assimilated to the emerging culture of fascism.»

Kirkland's effort to finesse his program led to a purposeful blurring of nomenclature, and eventually the rhetorical slide ran from simply «Methodist» down through «ownership,» «sponsorship,» «patronage,» «support,» «affiliation,» to «relationship.»

The third is to perpetuate them, through a more informed patronage, in the design and decoration of the churches that will be built or renovated in the future.

This is despite the sophistication of the Communist Party, says Pei, in effective economic patronage in building a supportive wealthy and influential social elites through cooptation.

However, the United States should also be an active partner in the on - going reform process by tackling the existing patronage system, particularly — but not exclusively — through its financial and military influence in institutions such as the International Monetary Fund and NATO respectively.

Second, Curran has followed through on taking the county executive's name off signs and rescinding the sweetheart patronage deals the outgoing administration of Edward Mangano had tried to put in place.

Kallos believes the city should stop funding these «patronage positions» and hire qualified people through publicly advertised jobs.

However, it is doubtful that selection through primaries is the answer to the patronage - based machine politics.

«The Clerk Trust account exists solely for the purpose of creating new revenue for Erie County through investment of idle funds, certainly not for the purpose of creating new patronage jobs for the clerk's office,» Poloncarz said.

He further appreciated the Nigerian Army for the patronage, describing the critical role the Nigerian Army is playing in national development through the fight against insurgency in the North East and Nigeria in general.

thus this practice will end up costing the taxpayer much more money in the long run, while perpetuating the handing out of jobs through the political patronage system, rather than a more fair civil service testing system which assures better qualified people being placed in the positions.

If you work on campus or for a local establishment that relies on student or faculty patronage through the school year, seasonal work can provide extra hours and cash when that job slows down.

This allows you to enjoy additional benefits like room upgrades or airport lounge access, usually only reserved for those who have gained status through frequent patronage.

Through membership and patronage of our boarding services you help to ensure funding for the SYV Humane Society's mission of controlling overpopulation of dogs and cats and finding new homes for homeless animals.

Your patronage of our Veterinary Clinic and Training Center, along with your generous financial donations help us raise vital funds that will make a world of difference to the thousands of homeless and abandoned animals in need who come through our doors each year.

We would also like to thank every one of you for your patronage through out the year.

Their continued patronage through The CPT 2017 DLC initiative was a very reliable source to produce the money in the prize pool.

Elisabeth Vigée - Lebrun's immense following at the French court was largely due to the patronage of Marie - Antoinette, whom she has been credited with making sympathetic to posterity through her portraits of the queen.

Crowdfunding is a modern spin on patronage, made totally accessible and dynamic through the reach of social media.

The work is displayed in room 16 within the Gallery's permanent Collection, among a group of works that provide a glimpse of the context in which miniatures were created, through reference to their function and patronage, and their traces in the imaginative world of the English Renaissance.

Having been kept afloat through the 1990s by the patronage of The Who's John Entwhistle — «my only fan» — , it was -LSB-...]

Having been kept afloat through the 1990s by the patronage of The Who's John Entwhistle — «my only fan» — , it was not until 2008 that Rashman once again emerged from the shadows, exhibiting in the highly acclaimed «You Dig The Tunnel and I'll Hide the Soil», alongside the big dogs — Tracey Emin, Damien Hirst, Anselm Kiefer, the Chapman Bros, and Cindy Sherman.

That led us to think about certain themes that run through the selection of works in the show including image and identity, patronage, mortality and celebrity.

Author Gertrude Stein and her family were responsible in many ways for the turn - of - the century revolution in the visual arts, through their adventurous patronage, deep ties to leading minds of the era, and legendary Paris salon gatherings.

With unprecedented access to private family archives and personal interviews, Middleton has crafted a vivid behind - the - scenes look at the famous couple who shaped Texas culture and the 20th - century art world through civil rights support, art patronage, and public gallery innovations.

Drawn from the local collection of Margaret and John Gottwald, the exhibition explores black artistic production and patronage at mid-century through work once associated with the Barnett Aden Gallery (1943 - 1969), a pioneering and influential private gallery located in Washington, D.C. — among the first with an integrated stable of artists and patrons.

Through Suzanne Deal Booth's patronage, a Skyspace by James Turrell, Twilight Epiphany, was realized in 2012 on Rice University's campus in Houston, Texas.

Through eleven drawings from the permanent collection of The Arts Club, including works by André Derain, Paul Klee, Henri Matisse, Joan Miró, Isamu Noguchi, and Pablo Picasso, this exhibition documented the collection, exhibition history, and patronage of The Arts Club of Chicago.

Thanks to Saatchi's patronage, Saville has quickly risen through the ranks of the art world.

This leaves a serious question — one that was pushed aside as art history embraced the vision of artistic genius over patronage: Can a portrait be primarily about the sitter and not the painter whose eyes it's filtered through?

The Abraaj Capital Art Prize is an initiative aimed at empowering artists potential through the conduit of corporate patronage.

He responded to these by sending a piece of his work for every work he received — fostering an ongoing form of artistic communion and, in some cases, a source of support and patronage through the gift.

Once you break the discipline of having every penny of the tax go back to the taxpayer immediately through the payroll tax reduction, you've turned the gas tax into a slush fund where politicians pick winners and losers, play favorites and dole out patronage.

Through the power of patronage it rapidly attracted acolytes.

That Bloomberg advocates for natural gas through «responsible» fracking is not surprising considering his $ 50 million patronage of the Sierra Club anti-coal campaign and the view that natural gas will replace dirty coal.

We thank you for your patronage, and wish you abundance and blessings, now and all through the year.

Even after Legg no longer owned the Club, though, and control of its operations had passed through several owners, it seems to have retained its ability to attract the patronage of prominent members of the political and legal establishment.

Their job description entails training, motivation, and provision of leadership to after sales team whose main objective usually is to provide high quality customer service and maximize profit through increased patronage.