The most blatant example of Nothing but a Name is Richard Oldenburg masquerading with his wife Mary at the Frick as one of the old Knickerbocher elite. His only claim to fame is his big brother Claes who made preposterous sculptures of baseall bats and erasers and lipsticks. At least he was who he was--his brother is all Midwestern pose.
Lucia's Symposium
Lucia casts a wary eye on cultural infelicities, and dissents from all orthodoxies.
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Wednesday, January 14, 2004
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