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  • Harvard museums to sell Cassatt work

    11/26/2005 4:00:10 AM PST · by Republicanprofessor · 19 replies · 546+ views
    The Boston Globe ^ | November 23, 2005 | Geoff Edgers
    Harvard University Art Museums officials have decided to sell a Mary Cassatt painting that Christie's auction house estimates could bring as much as $5 million when it goes on the block Dec. 1. The brightly colored oil, titled ''Mother and Two Children," explores a familiar motif for the American-born artist, who spent most of her life in France. | Breaking News Alerts Painted in 1906, the work was given to Harvard in 1922 by Ernest G. Stillman, a member of the class of 1907. The painting has rarely been on display. Money from the sale will go into the museums'...
  • The Best of Enemies

    06/24/2005 9:01:10 PM PDT · by neverdem · 15 replies · 697+ views
    NY Times ^ | June 24, 2005 | JACK VALENTI
    IN Washington, the cords of collegiality that used to bind the members of Congress to one another - and to the president - haven't just frayed, they've snapped. This descent into enmity is not just one party's fault. There is blame to distribute among all. As Congress struggles through a particularly rancorous session, it is worth recalling a time when compromise had not been exiled from our government. I had the good fortune to see this firsthand when I worked for President Lyndon B. Johnson. Though historians have painted President Johnson as someone who would do just about anything to...