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- Date: Sat, 2 Jan 1993 15:58:43 -0600
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- From: Anne Burton Harwell <harwell@TENET.EDU>
- Subject: abh has perfect moment
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- British Mse\um today. Expected the Elgin Marbles. Touched one (shhh). On
- way out, through Theban gallery, monstrous statuary in quartzite and
- basalt all sides, noticed a crowd gathered in an inconsequential-looking
- corner, went over to see what the fuss was.
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- The Rosetta Stone.
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- Drooling on shoes, blathering, taken away twitching on stretcher. Yes.
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- Then went downtown for a look around. Had no idea in world that the
- National Gallery would be featuring a special exhibit on Edvard Munch.
- Almost passed out this time. Yes, The Scream was there. Rita, more painter
- in this guy's little finger than in Magritte's whole body.
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- And then there was the Renaissance Wing: Tintorettos, Titians,
- Botticellis, Leonardo(!), Michaelangelos. These guys don't buy no junk.
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- I am spent. goodnight.
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- -abh
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