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...blockbuster exhibit, “American Folk,” a collection of late eighteenth to early twentieth century folk art that comprises a broadly categorized melange of everything from cabinets to hunting decoys. About a hundred and twenty years ago, the founders of the Museum of Fine Arts (MFA) would have laughed at the idea of curating something so banal as what could be made by an amateur in the home, whose creation was intended not for display but for utility. The MFA, founded as a institution for the cultural elite, focused its early collection on ancient Egypt...
...this is the first time the MFA has ever exposed its vast holdings of creative Americana to the public in one tremendous display of pamphlets, audio tours and Merrill Lynch sponsorship. Today, in the eyes of MFA’s curatorial staff, art is and can be anything...
...Writing a creative thesis was critical to me because I did that instead of get an MFA," Kalam says...
Kalam said he also thinks that earning an MFA is not an essential prerequesite for a successful writing career...
...Hemingway didn't need an MFA to learn how to write," he says...