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"Robert O. Dahl" <[log in to unmask]>
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Thu, 13 Jun 1996 13:26:01 -0700
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In article <[log in to unmask]>, Adrienne DeArmas
<[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> In a message dated 96-06-13 01:46:32 EDT, [log in to unmask] (Amalyah
> Keshet) writes:
>
> >Okay, I'll wander a bit further... Once when visiting the Huntington in
> >Pasadena, and enjoying the British paintings, I overheard the chap next
> >to me ask his companion, "What does that R.A. after the artist's name
> >mean?"  The companion immediately and obligingly replied "Oh, that means
> >Real Artist."
>
> So what does R.A. mean?
>
> - Adrienne

Royal Academy, methinks

Robert

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Robert O. Dahl
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