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Recent Examples of caryatid
The Greek key patterns inscribed on the floors of tenement bathrooms are repurposed as part of an architectural frieze, and Woodman’s friends—Rankin among them—are transformed into towering caryatids.
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Chris Wiley, The New Yorker, 16 Apr. 2024
Sometimes a caryatid has been compared to the unseen slave who carried society’s burdens.
—Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 15 Nov. 2023
Its tiered, warm bronze facade, whose color shifts with the sun, riffs on Yoruba caryatids and ironwork designs by a former South Carolina slave, playing off a phalanx of white marble mausoleums lining the National Mall.
—Michael Kimmelman, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2023
This living room, with its heavy red curtains and giant caryatids framing the chimney, was one of several that was ultimately scrapped.
—Jason Farago, New York Times, 6 Feb. 2020
The caryatid, which first came about in ancient Greece, is a carving of a standing woman used as a column to support an architectural structure.
—Domenica Bongiovanni, Indianapolis Star, 10 Dec. 2019
Her inaugural works for the Met’s façade—a set of four female bronze caryatids, larger than life and stylized in the tradition of high-ranking African women—challenge the institution’s own history of Eurocentrism and patriarchy.
—Time Staff, Time, 20 Dec. 2019
As the centuries went on, caryatids took on different postures and expressions in religious buildings and other facades.
—Domenica Bongiovanni, Indianapolis Star, 10 Dec. 2019
Mutu’s are no ordinary caryatids, and herein lies the source of her feminist intervention.
—Daniel Gelernter, National Review, 21 Sep. 2019
Chris Wiley, The New Yorker, 16 Apr. 2024
Sometimes a caryatid has been compared to the unseen slave who carried society’s burdens.
—Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 15 Nov. 2023
Its tiered, warm bronze facade, whose color shifts with the sun, riffs on Yoruba caryatids and ironwork designs by a former South Carolina slave, playing off a phalanx of white marble mausoleums lining the National Mall.
—Michael Kimmelman, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2023
This living room, with its heavy red curtains and giant caryatids framing the chimney, was one of several that was ultimately scrapped.
—Jason Farago, New York Times, 6 Feb. 2020
The caryatid, which first came about in ancient Greece, is a carving of a standing woman used as a column to support an architectural structure.
—Domenica Bongiovanni, Indianapolis Star, 10 Dec. 2019
Her inaugural works for the Met’s façade—a set of four female bronze caryatids, larger than life and stylized in the tradition of high-ranking African women—challenge the institution’s own history of Eurocentrism and patriarchy.
—Time Staff, Time, 20 Dec. 2019
As the centuries went on, caryatids took on different postures and expressions in religious buildings and other facades.
—Domenica Bongiovanni, Indianapolis Star, 10 Dec. 2019
Mutu’s are no ordinary caryatids, and herein lies the source of her feminist intervention.
—Daniel Gelernter, National Review, 21 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for caryatid
Noun
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White pedestals rise out of the floor whenever a character needs to be elevated, either in glory or shame.Sara Holdren, Vulture, 14 Nov. 2024
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To Assemble Line the bottom of your elegant glass pedestal bowl with chunks of chocolate cake.Kathryn Streeter, Southern Living, 5 Nov. 2024
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All the plans are displayed in a single column in the app, which is slightly confusing.PCMAG, PCMAG, 12 Nov. 2024
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Sign up for Sound Off to get a weekly roundup of our columns, editorials and more.Krista Kafer, The Denver Post, 11 Nov. 2024
Noun
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Authenticity is a pillar of breaking and hip hop, and her performance at the Olympics was a master class in bringing your own style and personality to the highest level of the craft.Jason Pu, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
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However, there were occasionally times when these pillars of Grandma’s week would converge in the way of a church potluck.Mary Alice Russell, Southern Living, 27 Nov. 2024
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Each section of the building’s exterior is paired with a layer of terra-cotta pilasters that don both the east and west façades of the tower, giving it a glamorous aged feel without overdoing it.Jessica Cherner, Architectural Digest, 5 Nov. 2024
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Highlights of the home include a fireside grand salon, an art gallery that doubles as a safe room, and a movie theater festooned with black marble fluted pilasters and red velvet seats.Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 21 Oct. 2024
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“Caryatid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caryatid. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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