The rich commissioned liturgical pieces as their personal upscale rapprochements with God.
Some say they were tricked into putting proceeds of their loans into unprofitable investments, while sales agents pocketed rich commissions.
"Red" is built around a canard — that Rothko painted the murals for the Four Seasons restaurant, in the Seagram Building, which was still under construction when he accepted the rich commission.
As Lahr writes, "Red" is built around a canard that Rothko painted the murals for the Four Seasons restaurant in the Seagram Building, which was still under construction when he accepted the rich commission.
"Red" is built around a canard that Rothko painted the murals for the Four Seasons restaurant, in the Seagram Building, which was still under construction when he accepted the rich commission.
Painting sets and illustrating playbills also made the point that fine art and decoration were both serious pursuits, which Vuillard believed, and theater work paved the way for large decorative panels, rich commissions for houses and public spaces, to which he increasingly dedicated himself.
At issue was the allegation, which Countrywide has disputed, that the lender improperly steered customers to high-cost mortgages that resulted in richer commissions for Countrywide's sales representatives and large fees to company affiliates providing services on the loans.
Instead, potential borrowers were often led to high-cost and sometimes unfavorable loans that resulted in richer commissions for Countrywide's smooth-talking sales force, outsize fees to company affiliates providing services on the loans, and a roaring stock price that made Countrywide executives among the highest paid in America.
If a rival bank offered a richer commission, say 1% of a loan, the loan officer would bolt and take his broker contacts with him.
