Superstars, billionaires and recognized geniuses -- Tom Hanks, Arnold Schwarzenegger, David Geffen, Brian Wilson, Steven Spielberg -- are typically photographed against a backdrop of ocean and sky, their bodies brightly lit and the backgrounds underexposed.
Such catalogues are numerous, but tend overwhelmingly to concentrate on a group of recognized geniuses.
When we heard word of this year's MacArthur Fellows this week, we were particularly thrilled to see the name of curator, art historian and professor Dr. Kellie Jones among the list of recognized "geniuses". .
Yet he was receptive to an amazing range of musical idioms and could recognize genius when he heard it.
In the Washington Post, Gene Weingarten described the performance as a "test of whether, in an incongruous context, ordinary people would recognize genius".
It takes a sort of genius to recognize genius, which is often mistaken for folly and even an artist's own critical misevaluations are touched with their own kind of genius.
As we jurors continued to find books we loved but failed to find the One, the Great Invincible, I confess (I can't indict Maureen or Susan along with me) that I wanted not only to recognize genius but also to escape going down in history as one of the people who failed to recognize it.
Sarah recognized "A genius of personality" in her father.
Hueffer recognized his genius, the Review began to publish his work, and Lawrence was able to meet such rising young writers as Ezra Pound.
The celebrated acting teacher Stella Adler, who within six years would found her Conservatory of Acting, recognized his genius and practically adopted him, encouraging him to focus his gifts.
