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...Marvin Sadik, director of the National Portrait Gallery, thinks not. Sadik argues that the painting was actually by William Winstanley, an English artist who copied, as best he could, one of Stuart's works. In rebuttal, Clement Conger, curator of the White House, claims that the painting is an original Stuart and produces the original bill of sale as proof: "One portrait full length of the late Genl. Washington by Stewart with frame." (No one knows for sure who made out the document - and misspelled Stuart's name.) Conger has neither the money nor the desire to undertake...
...These guys are feathering their own nests, and it's clear their proposed new policy is an attempt to keep people off the board who might object," Marvin said...
...Marvin presented a petition to run for the board last year after board member Donald E. Steele was not renominated. Steele had been active in making public Coop policies he felt were unethical or detrimental to the membership...
Last year the Coop invalidated Marvin's petition and no election was held. Both Steele and Marvin said at the time they thought the petition was invalidated because Marvin's views differed from the dominant position on the board. Coop officials said Marvin did not have enough qualified signatures...
...believe they have been following policies that are in the best interests of the members," Marvin said yesterday. "Someone ought to examine the pensions some of the officers have voted themselves," he said...