tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-388041396976352748.post7771248524517802147..comments2024-03-28T14:44:58.409-07:00Comments on Los Angeles County Museum on Fire: How LACMA Got “The Wrestlers”Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-388041396976352748.post-71275810559158854082011-04-16T10:20:03.211-07:002011-04-16T10:20:03.211-07:00I appreciate the scholarly and especially sensitiv...I appreciate the scholarly and especially sensitive approach to the gay subtext in the artists' work indictaed- though even the current utilization of that word was unheard of at the time. It was my ongoing honor to parade hundreds of incredulous adult students before that very Eakins at LACMA, as Artist in Residence at The LA Gay & Lesbian Center. The responses were inspiring (and hilarious!)for all- including the numerous hetero aesthetic supports who delighted at being in on the visual joke- so blatant, it went unspoken for nearly a century.Mark Venagliahttp://www.markVv.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-388041396976352748.post-90565545171356366652010-07-30T12:02:18.477-07:002010-07-30T12:02:18.477-07:00Another fantastic post that inspired me to think m...Another fantastic post that inspired me to think more about the role of mid-sized museum collections and the importance of a collection telling a story. <br /><br />http://theartoflaw.blogspot.com/2010/07/when-is-museums-deaccessioning-of-major.html<br /><br />I argue that the Columbus sale is good in that it keeps an important painting under public ownership, while placing it in a setting where it can be seen and understood by more people. Columbus wins by getting a whole collection that better fits in with its current holdings.Steve Roachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13977294123082321381noreply@blogger.com