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Much about John Harvard still eludeshistorians--they have found only two of hissignatures, and neither a portrait by him nor aletter from him has ever been found. The statuebearing his name in front of University Hall isnot actually a likeness of the minister, though itis one of the most widely photographed statues inthe United States...
...Time's emphasis on the modern Harvardeducation and the school's academic reputationdistorts its overall portrayal of Harvard, circa1986. Mention of the divestment controversy, forinstance, does not pop up until several thousandwords into the articles, towards the end of aprofile of Bok sympathetic enough to make up forthe unflattering portrait of the patricianpresident on the cover...
...first foray into popular fiction, Thomas Hoving, former director of the Metropolitan Museum of Art and editor in chief of Connoisseur magazine, takes us into the international art arena, where a masterpiece has come up for auction. On the block is the Marchesa Odescalchi, a sexy full-length portrait by the 17th century Spanish master Diego Velasquez of his alleged mistress. Experts predict that the portrait will bring at least $11 million, an auction record for a single painting. Among the main competitors in the battle for the naked marchesa are two archrival museums, Washington's National Gallery...
...with his needs, with what he wanted out of life -- a certain level of power, authority. He was relentless." Did the old stand-up routines interfere with his portrayal? "They were sketches," he says. "An artist will do a caricature in a few minutes. To do a full oil portrait takes time. I like to think LBJ is an oil portrait...
...Harem paints a poignant picture of two boys, Pat and Madjid (Remi Martin and Kader Boukhanef), who commit aimless acts of delinquency, wandering through the streets of a French village with nothing to depend on except their friendship. Through this portrait, the film also addresses some essential questions in society, from racism to poverty to the meaning of life...