His reputation grew in the USA following the critical reception of his design for the Finnish Pavilion at the 1939 New York World's Fair, described by Frank Lloyd Wright as a " work of genius ".

From the unexpected realism of his first major figure — inspired by his 1875 trip to Italy — to the unconventional memorials whose commissions he later sought, Rodin's reputation grew, such that he became the preeminent French sculptor of his time.

As Cleveland's reputation grew, state Democratic party officials began to consider him a possible nominee for governor.

Despite mixed reviews of the paintings he exhibited at the Salon, Millet's reputation and success grew through the 1860s.

Although his poems were not generally well received by critics during his life, his reputation grew after his death, so that by the end of the 19th century he had become one of the most beloved of all English poets.

Quintilian ( 35-100 AD ) began his career as a pleader in the courts of law ; his reputation grew so great that Vespasian created a chair of rhetoric for him in Rome.

While still in his early thirties, Pak Subuh's reputation as someone with spiritual insight apparently grew, and people went to him to be ' opened '.

As Anning continued to make important finds, her reputation grew.

Over the following decade van Eyck's reputation and technical ability grew, mostly from his innovative approaches towards the handling and manipulating of oil paint.

As his letters to his mother and his writings show, his confidence and sense of mission grew along with his widening reputation.

Buccaneers ' reputation as cruel pirates grew until most victims would surrender, hoping they would not be killed.

Timur gained a reputation as a patron of the arts and Samarkand grew to become the centre of the region of Transoxiana.

As the region's reputation grew, popes and royalty sought to own pieces of the land with Pope Leo X, Francis I of France, Charles V of Spain, and Henry VIII of England all owning vineyard land in the region.

Later in 1875, Southport was surveyed and established and quickly grew a reputation as a secluded holiday destination for upper class Brisbane residents.

Later in 1875, Southport was surveyed and established and quickly grew a reputation as a secluded holiday destination for the upper class Brisbane residents.

As his business reputation grew, he was invited onto several corporate boards.

Parker's reputation as a cigar-smoking gun moll grew out of a playful snapshot found by police at an abandoned hideout, released to the press, and published nationwide ; while she did chain-smoke Camel cigarettes, she was not a cigar smoker.

Henceforth, his own reputation and fame grew.

Crockett grew up in East Tennessee, where he gained a reputation for hunting and storytelling.

His urbane comedies of manners gave him the reputation of being Hollywood's most elegant and sophisticated director ; as his prestige grew, his films were promoted as having " the Lubitsch touch.

Gorky ’ s reputation as a unique literary voice from the bottom strata of society and as a fervent advocate of Russia's social, political, and cultural transformation grew.

Just as Bradman's legend grew, rather than diminished, over the years, so too has the reputation of the 1948 team.

The Agency's reputation grew considerably by the mid-1970s, as decision makers increasingly recognized the value of its products.

As his reputation grew, Abbott began working with veteran comedians like Harry Steppe and Harry Evanson.

All arenarii ( those who appeared in the arena ) were " infames by reputation ", a form of social dishonour which excluded them from most of the advantages and rights of citizenship.

In 2011, Times Higher Education compiled a special world ranking based exclusively on reputation for teaching and research, where Lund University appeared in the 71-80 category.

When Theseus appeared in the town, his reputation had preceded him, having travelled along the notorious coastal road from Troezen and slain some of the most feared bandits there.

Howard's reputation survived and he later became a Scripps partner, whose name appeared in one of the Scripps subsidiary companies, Scripps-Howard.

As each additional volume appeared the Historys reputation increased, while Lingard continued to revise and improve the whole work.

Williams appeared several times in interviews in a nearly incoherent state, and his reputation both as a playwright and as a public personality suffered.

During his career, Tracy appeared in 75 films and developed a reputation among his peers as one of the screen's greatest actors.

The result of these reports, which won him a countrywide reputation for wit and sporting knowledge, appeared in the four volumes of Boxiana, or, Sketches of Modern Pugilism, which appeared, lavishly illustrated, between 1818-24.

In the 2000s, Caine appeared in Miss Congeniality ( 2000 ), Last Orders ( 2001 ), The Quiet American ( 2002 ), for which he was Oscar-nominated, and others that helped rehabilitate his reputation.

Nonetheless, this struggle only served to enhance the reputation of Philip, and gave him real popularity in Paris, since, in comparison with the profligate and irresponsible Orléans, he appeared a sober and honest reformer.

Until recent decades, Somerset's reputation with historians was high, in view of his many proclamations that appeared to back the common people against a rapacious landowning class.

During this period he appeared on some 4, 000 radio programs and 400 television programs, and earned a reputation for his versatility.

When Rogers defeated Walker, the Skull appeared to gloat at what he had done to Rogers and Walker and the reputation of Captain America.

She visited Hollywood and appeared in January 1936 on the Music Variety Show, but she admitted to feeling intimidated by her brother's reputation.

In 1834 appeared the first volume of the History of the United States, which would appear over the next four decades ( 1834 – 74 ) and established his reputation.

None of Cuvier's works attained a higher reputation than his Le Règne Animal, the first edition of which appeared in four octavo volumes in 1817, and the second in five volumes in 1829 – 1830.

In 1836 he popularized blackface entertainment with English audiences when he appeared in London, although he and his character were known there by reputation at least by 1833.

Maine de Biran's philosophical reputation has suffered because of his obscure and laboured style, and the fact that only a few of the least characteristic of his writings appeared during his lifetime: the essay on habit ( Sur l ' influence de l ' habitude, 1803 ), a critical review of Pierre Laromiguière's lectures ( 1817 ), and the philosophical portion of the article " Leibnitz " in the Biographie universelle ( 1819 ).

The good reputation of these works was, however, almost destroyed by a controversial dramatic satire, Doktor Bahrdt mit der eisernen Stirn ( Doctor Bahrdt with the Iron Brow ), which appeared in 1790 with the name of Knigge on the title page.

Though the book's reputation will dim in later years, Dorothy Parker will recall that it was regarded as an innovative work when it first appeared.

His photos – from the European Gay Pride in London ( 1992 ) or the Love Parade in Berlin ( 1992 ) for example – appeared in magazines such as i-D, Spex, Interview, SZ-Magazin and Butt-Magazine, and have established his reputation as a prominent witness of a contemporary social movement.

His reputation took a sudden downturn in April and May 1947, when articles by journalist Mildred Edie Brady ( 1906 – 1965 ) appeared in Harper's and The New Republic, the latter entitled " The Strange Case of Wilhelm Reich ", with the subhead, " The man who blames both neuroses and cancer on unsatisfactory sexual activities has been repudiated by only one scientific journal.

The first volume of his great work, appeared in 1817 and established his reputation throughout Europe.