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Rough Sketch
Highbrow musings on culture for the hoi polloi.
By Menachem Wecker · Launched 2 years ago
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Whistler’s Irish Catholic model
Many are aware of the artist’s painting of his mother, but the name Joanna Hiffernan is much less familiar.
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Straight lines
Whether drawing or sailboat steering.
Menachem Wecker
Aug 12
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Silent treatment
Having a toddler is very conducive to catching up on 1920s films.
Menachem Wecker
Jul 31
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New grants confront ageism at museums
E.A. Michelson Philanthropy has given $2 million to nine museums.
Menachem Wecker
Jul 29
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Cosmic fake news
But this is the good kind, which rises to the level of poetry.
Menachem Wecker
Jul 13
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Making cents of Ukraine
Several new Smithsonian numismatic acquisitions address the country’s “complex origins and the formation of its national identity.”
Menachem Wecker
Jul 3
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USIP opens a multimedia exhibit
“Imagine: Reflections on Peace” comes less than a year after I reported that the U.S. Institute of Peace had not opened what was supposed to be a public…
Menachem Wecker
Jun 23
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Ironically, this museum missed the memo on Covid
The National Museum of Health and Medicine’s collection makes your stomach churn nonetheless.
Menachem Wecker
Jun 21
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