could be worse....could be nixon.  or regan.


----- Original Message -----
From: "David E. Haberstich" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, February 22, 2001 8:30 PM
Subject: Re: Nude George Wasington


> In a message dated 01-02-22 23:16:21 EST, Elizabeth Walton wrote:
>
> << It is in the American History Museum in DC and caused quite a scandal
when
>  it was unveiled because people thought it was obscene. Things don't
change
>  much I guess. >>
>
> Thanks for the correction about the display site.  I was surprised that
> anyone would confuse the National Museum of American History with the
> National Cathedral --they're nowhere near each other. :-)  Also, the
sculptor
> was Horatio Greenough, not Hiram Powers.  Although I suppose some people
> thought this colossal sculpture was obscene, others thought it was just
plain
> silly because they didn't understand the classical references.  I can
assure
> you that it is still greeted with much amusement by many viewers.
>
> David Haberstich
>
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