Aureola crown, modified by an equally simple idea of the emanation of light from the head of a superior being, or by the meteorological phenomenon of a halo. The probability is that all later associations with the symbol refer back to an early astrological origin (compare Mithras), the person so glorified being identified with the sun and represented in the sun's image; so the aureole is the "Hvareno" of Mazdaism. From this early astrological use, the form of "glory" or "nimbus" has been adapted or inherited under new beliefs. A "mandorla" is a vesica piscis shaped aureola which surrounds the figures
Society for Sanity in Art Society for Sanity in Art The Society for Sanity in Art was an American artist's society whose members strongly opposed all forms of modern art, including cubism, surrealism, and abstract expressionism. In 1939, a western branch of this Society changed its name to the Society of Western Artists. It was founded in Chicago in 1936 by Josephine Hancock Logan, and from there it spread all over the country, with major branches in Boston and San Francisco. Ms. Logan also published a book entitled "Sanity in Art" in 1937. Branches of the group established themselves all around the United States. Haig