At 11:22 AM 10/11/96 EST, you wrote:
>   I would recommend anyone who is interested to read a front-page
>   article in the New York Observer about a new exhibition on Arnold
>   Scaasi at the New York Historical Society.  The article is entitled:
>   "*Schmatte Macher* Arnold Scaasi Maneuvers His Own Glitzy Tribute"
(snip)
>   The article has her discussing the pro's and con's of the Society's
>   presenting an exhibit about a commercial designer who is quite alive,
>   sponsored by the money of women socialites who wear his very flashy
>   dresses.
(snip)
>   The funders include Hearst Corporate, Arnold Scaasi Inc, and several
>   of the top names in the NYC corporate/social nexus.
>
>   The article is pretty balanced, despite the critical tone of the
>   title.  There is certainly a widespread recognition of the necessity
>   of keeping {or making} the Historical Society solvent.
(snip)
>   I certainly do not want to editorialize in this forum, since we all
>   can empathize with how difficult it must be to do what Ms. Gotbaum is
>   doing.
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>   Eric Siegel
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>

While were are not editorializing in this forum perhaps you can provide me
with an address for the NY Historical Society.  My daughter is about to give
birth to our first grandchild and I thought I could send the NY Historical
Society $20 to do an exhibit announcing the birth in November.

Perhaps I can offer the National Air and Space Museum $100 to change the
Enola Gay exhibit to fit my personal views.

The position taken by the NY Historical Society is not removed from the
profession which used to be practiced late at night on 14th Street in
Washington D.C.

When you remove integrity from the presentation of history you remove
credibility as well.

Wayne Hart
Museum of Valor
Director
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"Our job is not to interpret history. Our job is to preserve history and
share it with everyone."