SPOT some familiar faces in the scene above?

Adenauer . . . Ben-Gurion . . . Nasser ... John Foster Dulles. And the Shah of Iran . . . Admiral Rickover . . . Ernest Hemingway.

If you could see beyond the edges of the illustration, you would find that the central pillar is part of a huge atomic mushroom cloud . . . the wedding cake is a pedestal for newlyweds Akihito and Michiko . . . the Korean war is exploding at left . . . summit sessions are going on at right . . . and spreading out in all directions are more than 200 other people and events from the news of the past ten years.

This is a detail from a four-color, 17-in. by 24-in. panorama of The Fabulous Fifties, painted for TIME by Artist James Lewicki. It was commissioned by our Education Department, which next week will mail reproductions to college and school officials, teachers and students.

What with the Salk vaccine and the surge into space, the cold war, the compact car, and the thousand and one triumphs and follies that enlivened the decade, our artist couldn't begin to cover it all. But as we move into a new decade of news, we've enjoyed recalling many of the faces of the Fifties in this crowded tapestry --and we thought you might too.

If you would like a full-size, full-color reproduction for your own wall (with a printed key to help settle any arguments), we will send you one free of charge if you will write to "Fabulous Fifties,"TIME, Rockefeller Center, New York 20, N.Y.

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