Dancer.Paul Cadmus Paul Cadmus (December 17, 1904 - December 12, 1999) was an artist born in New York City. He is best known for his paintings and drawings of nude male figures. His works combined elements of eroticism and social critique to produce a style often called magic realism. (1904-1999) Egg tempera tempera (tĕm`pərə), painting method in which finely ground pigment is mixed with a solidifying base such as albumen, fig sap, or thin glue. on pressed wood Pressed wood is any engineered wood building and furniture construction material made from wood veneers, particles, or wood fibers bonded together with an adhesive under heat and pressure. panel, 1945 1.5 x 1.25 inches Sprawled in tights On floorboards in the tiny Square of time drafted between Rehearsals near the end Of the war, page after page He browses something Distracting from the beginning Through, the spine Of the book broken His shoulder exhausted Foreshortened by the score He has all morning bent His body to, dark harmonies Forcing the world in To step with his own Without remorse He removes himself Gives in, pas A pas, to oblivion Reading himself beyond Men yet to return And others who never will The precise squares Of time he is Loaned so necessary So seldom spared. |
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