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- Date: Sun, 3 Jan 1993 00:16:00 PST
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- From: Emily Horning <ECZ5EJH%UCLAMVS.BITNET@uga.cc.uga.edu>
- Subject: Re: 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.
- >
- > Drooling on shoes, blathering, taken away twitching on stretcher. Yes.
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- I had the same reaction when I saw the Lindisfarne Gospels.
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- > 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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- But you gotta like _The Future of Statues_.....
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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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- Check out the Tate. Mark Rothko is worth the trip.
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- > -abh
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- Emily
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