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- From: Blue eyes cryin' in the rain <TRAVEN@VMS.CIS.PITT.EDU>
- Subject: Re: abh has perfect moment
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- >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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- Been there. Done same. Awesome.
-
- >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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- Once spent a wonderful afternoon in Oslo's Munch Museum -- the
- exhibition was organized chronologically, so you could see his swings
- from normal to deep dark depression and back again. I think there are
- several versions of 'The Scream' (or did the National Gallery have it
- on loan?).
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- Been to the Tate for those Turners yet? Get up close to see the use of
- color...
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