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Ciy sy i imp Mtf II1 1 II Alvin Sella Dos Passos Examines Brazil: Vt Gallery Alvin Sella, prominent paint Pointed, Accurate Appraisal er and Assistant Professor of Art at the University of Alabama, will be the exhibitor at the Municipal Art Gallery a January. For the past fJteen 'J- i Sf. iZ'L OH Trig VOVE. JOnS DOS PASSOS tOuuCWof ",4 Co, Cro0 Cli. h.

ii tii By JEKE REAL In this book of observations on South America's largest and most rapidly developing nation, John Dos Passos brings to bear all the masterful reportorial style which was so distinct a feature of his various novels throughout his writing career. Recently, Mr. Dos Passos has EDITOR'S NOTE: Reviewer Jere Real, who examines the latest of John I)us Passos books in this article, is completing work on his Ph D. in English at the University of Virginia here he had the opportunity to with author Dos Passos last spring while the prize-winning author was writer-inresidence at the University in Charlottesville. denarted the fields of fiction years, he has been an artist-in-residence and art teacher at the University.

His work, according to a Mississippi art association spokesman, is admired in the south, nation, and abroad. Sella has studied extensively at Yale School of Art, Art Students League, Columbia University School of Architecture, Syracuse University School of Fine Art, University of New Mexico and in Mexico under G. Galvan, and J. Orozco. The exhibit wi'l begin with an Open House and gallery talk at 2:30, January 5.

Maxhie Philpot, Jackson artist, will be exhibiting in Gallery 5. The January Adult Education Speaker will be Ruki Stowers, Mississippi College student and winner of the first prize in the 1963 College Exhibition. Stowers will present a water-color demonstration at the Caller January 9 at 7:30. to concentrate on history (for; from the natural environment instance, such works as Mr. a confining geography which has Wilson's War and The Men delayed the nation's more rapid Who Made the Nation and ac- i progress.

counts contemporary events, an area where Mr. Dos Passos' journalistic proclivities serve him best. SOCIAL, POLITICAL Brazil On The Move is such a contemporary chronicle. In this work, Dos Passos examines the social and political contradictions present in twentieth century Brazil, contradictions which have in part resulted marked his JOHN DOS PASSOS The masterful reportorial style which many novels is now put to actual reporting. LOUIS COCHRAN On a visit to Jackson some eight years ago.

The anti-McCarthyism of the The object of Brazilian col- The work also concentrates on the political history of the nation and otfers some prognostications about the political future of Brazil. In the concluding chapter of Brazil On The Move, Dos Pas-sos examines the much discussed threat of Communism as reflected in a growing identification of many Brazilians with the political philosophy of Cubas Fidel Castro. Such "modern Communism," as many Brazilian are wont to term Castroism, does have a vast appeal to many in Brazil, particularly in the section of the nation Dos Passos terms the "uneasy Northeast." AN OBSESSION Just as intellectuals the world over are most often subject to political fads and passions, the Brazilian intelligensia, according to Dos Passos, are likewise Mil was talus Through Chess the way to get ahead academi-i cally, professionally and politi- i IT 1 TV7' 1 Mississippian Louis Cochran Probes 'Racoon John Smith' cally is to be at least a Socialist, irillllllW 1,111 iWlZ preferably a Marxist. collegiate and bureaucratic classes in the States became an obsession. In Brazil anti-Americanism may be becoming the current obsession of the intellectuals." Dos Passos also examines the attitude of the university students in Brazil, and he points out that student life there is now almost a "profession" rather than desire for pursuit of pure scholarship in the traditional sense.

main force of life with these self-reliant folk. In all probability, those more astute followers of religious doctrines, and interpreters of subject to political passions the Bible will find in Cochran's THE PERSONALITY OF CHESS, by I A. HOHOWITZ and L. ROTH ENBERG (MacMilian Company, Ntw York, IS By JOE WING Chess, one of the most ancient and widely played games in the world, has become a status symbol in the United States. As the authors of this far-ranging book point out, it awes nonplayers and it pops up in advertisements for products to which it is supposed to lend tone.

"AT Horowitz, founder and publisher of Chess Review, newspaper columnist and probably the first American actually to make a living from chess, has written other books on the game, but none as comprehensive as this. In fact know none that covers so much territory. It touches on such subjects as the origin of chess, its psy- STEMS FROM FAILURE Yet, Dos Passos comes to the conclusion that much of the anti' Americanism of the Brazilians, like all of the other South American people, stems from the failure of the United States to provide effective leadership for the hemisphere: "How the hell," Dos Passos asks himself at one point in his narrative, "can we ask the Brazilians to follow our leadership when there isn't any?" Such pointed and accurate appraisal of prevailing conditions in both Brazil and the hemisphere are typical of Brazil On The Move, and, because of the straightforward nature of his narrative about this important and controversial American nation, Dos Passos' latest work is a thoroughly readable and penetrating analysis of contemporary Brazil. erature and as an art form, leading American chess personalities including Horowitz himself and the controversial young genius Bobby Fischer chess humor, chess compared with other games, and of course selected problems (Rothenberg'i specialty) and classic games. It tells, among other things, what makes a good chess master and Horowitz should know, since he was three times U.S.

champion and an international tournament player. (I had my own finest hour as a chess player when Horowitz told me he would have to tighten up or lose a game he played with me; of course he tightened Here's Horowitz' recipe: fierce will to win, good memory, power of viswalization, alertness, calmness under fire and ability to gauge an opponent. Is status worth all this? OOKS AND THE ARTS them their religious beliefs, some widely divergent from the teachings of the Testament. Raccoon Smith began, nurtured, and led a movement, which was subject to criticism and ridicule- and sometimes complete refutation by the "saved" to unify various sects, which today finds the Christian Church and the Church of Christ, among the leaders in denominational groups seeking Christian Unity. This rugged preacher fought the evils of wayward living, preached God's understanding love and attacked dark Cal-vinist doctrines which at times seemed overwhelming.

NOT DEFINED Whether the sparsness of the civilized gatherings brought people closer to their religion and stubborn beliefs, or whether there was more attention to inborn regard of observance of God's law, is not too clearly defined by Cochran. But somewhere in this deep novel, there is the feeling that the niceties of modern civilization and the ease of living had not penetrated the RACCOON JOHN SMITH, by LOUIS COCHRAN (Duell, Sloan snd Pure. Ntw York, 370 pases, $4.95) By BILL COPPENBARGER The story of Raccoon John Smith is a warm moving tribute-to a determined, God-fearing religious pioneer who brought understanding and unity to many uncertain beliefs. Raccoon Smith is not a hard man, nor is he portrayed as a fanatic in the sense of preaching hell-fire and damnation, but his influence and remarkable preaching carved a deep notch in the backwoods of Kentucky and Tennessee during the mid-1800's. Louis Cochran, a native Mississippian, and credited with a number of outstanding novels, weaves a beautiful novel based on the life of this Kentucky frontier preacher, a stout-hearted man who pioneered in a number of ways.

HARDSHIP, ADVENTURE His life was one of hardship and adventure, which was the case facing most of this nation's early days as the more hardy moved westward, and took with book some highly debatable theories, but for the average reader, there also is many an hour of sound reasoning and basis for today's teachings. BORN LN SHANNON Cochran was born in Shannon, son of a schoolmaster and country merchant, and both his grandfathers were Confederate veterans, his maternal grandfather a preacher and advocate of Christian Unity, after Raccoon Smith. He graduated from Ole Miss and received a law degree at Cumberland, practicing quite a few years until he devoted his services as a special agent for the FBI and intelligence for the Air Force. He has published nine books and written many articles for newspapers and magazines. He visited here in 1955, autographing copies of his book, Hallelujah, Mississippi.

8 Cfte ClariomLcDser jackson daily news SECTION Sunday, December 29, 1963 1 chiatric overtones, chess in lit FOR A MEMORY LIKE AN ELEPHANT IN 1964 1964 OF ART A1SD ARTISTS a m' it k833 I 10 II 12 II i4" IS ,16 17 i "55 2i 5i 2S a i a a Is The Artist A Victim Of The 'Culture Boom'? Six 17x22 $1.80 DATE DOODLE PAD For tops in date recording. Has brass finished holder with high quality ballpoint pen. MONTH-AT-A-GLANCE DESK PAD educated artist. Over the past twenty years he has enjoyed what other artists decry as the "built-in vulgarity" of American PLAN YOUR TOMORROWS nflY-KY-41AT W1IH A Mllllk life. He sees promise in the bustling materialistic life of America of a "culture in the making which will be more vital than today's European culture." Unlike many of his colleagues Lindner does not depreciate the mass rush to the museums today, and he thinks that the museums themselves should help the audience through courses in W0RK-A-DAY Standard Dated Reminder Diaries and Appointment Books $2.20 up artist is "on stage," with enough wealth to give him a "margin of time and energy to fulfill himself as an individual and an artist." But whatever the artist's reaction is to the current boom in art, sudden wealth and popularity have produced problems in the art community.

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Six, 1963) ends the current year with an evaluation of the artist's status in the current inflated market. Is the artist a victim of the "Culture In an attempt to assess the matter, Dorothy Gees Seckler has interviewed outstanding American artists. Of these she found Larry Rivers to be the frankest in his opinions. Against the cried aimed at the artist to "Turn back" from the glare of popularity, Rivers frankly doubts that he could. The "demands of the ego" are too great.

He could not stand to be "ignored, perhaps insulted." He might "commit suicide." To him the contemporary boom in art is a mixed blessing, but he considers it more a help than a hindrance. For the first time in America, the Th busier you or, th mor you'll appreciate one of these beautifully bound daily record books to help you plan ahead, remember event in advance and recall incidents of the past. Help you SAVE INCOME TAXES by providing records of dates and other details of deductiblj EXPENSES. Complete Pad and Base, $3.15 Refill Pads, each, $1.45 art appreciation. I He has faith in a "limited but serious audience." HONORS TO WYETH Two signal honors recently came to the man whom many feel to be Ameria's greatest artist, Andrew Wyeth.

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One Interesting fact brought out is that Christina Olson, subject of "Christian's World," perhaps Wyeth's best known painting, is not, as has been stated, a feeble-minded person. She is actually a victim of polio, who possesses a keen mind, an independent spirit, and a grasp of reality which Wyeth finds invigorating. One of his few close friends, Christina has served as subject for many of Wyeth's paintings. This week I am off to New York on a mission for the Bella-mann Foundation. I must try to find a gallery for a one-man show for an artist whom the Directors wish to honor.

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