Word: exhibitable
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...reviewing the "Van Gogh in Aries" exhibit in New York City [ART, Oct. 22], Robert Hughes notes that the enormous crowds who attend such exhibits make it nearly impossible to see, let alone appreciate, the pictures. This is tragic for observing the works of Van Gogh, which need careful study of the dashes and slashes that create his unique style. This matter concerned Van Gogh as well. While he was at Aries, he wrote to his brother Theo, "When anyone says that such and such is done too fast, you can reply that they have looked at it too quickly...
...almost did not go to the Van Gogh exhibit because your article warned that "the general public will see very little ... Distanced from the work by crowds and railings, they will find their hope to experience Van Gogh's art in its true quality thwarted." I found the railings only inches from the wall, and could be nose to nose with Van Gogh's tremendous talent for as long as I wished...
...disappeared; the Erie Navigation Co. of Erie, Pa., which owns and operates the Peckinpaugh, is one of the last shippers still using the water route across New York. But the Peckinpaugh and its eight-man crew remain and, more important, pay their way. "This isn't an exhibit in a museum," says Kaldefoss as the gates of the harbor lock swing open to receive him and his ship. "This is a real working boat...
...exactly a total shutout. Walter Mondale did exhibit pockets of strength in the older, industrial cities, and he won among blacks, Jews and people earning less than $10,000 a year. But the true importance of the 1984 election was not simply Ronald Reagan's overwhelming electoral total. It was the profound demographic shifts that helped account for his landslide. An analysis of the President's virtually unprecedented avalanche of support shows that he swept not only every region of the country but every age group and almost every demographic voting bloc. Reagan captured most new voters...
There is enough to keep the museum developers busy. In particular, some of the exhibits were unfinished at the time of the inauguration, the museum's spacious location leaves room for expansion, and the fast-moving computer industry will make some of the current exhibits obsolete a year from now. In addition to the museum's permanent collection. Stelling plans to establish a traveling exhibit about computer issues and history. The museum also has plans to develop jointly with the Boston Computer Society a "computer discovery center" to help the general public understand computers in a relaxed atmosphere...