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...thing was, though: everyone else loved him. Wyeth was the first artist to receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1963, and the farmhouse depicted in his most famous single work, “Christina??s World,” is the only building to make the National Register of Historic Places for being the subject of a painting. No one less infamous than Richard Nixon, toasting Wyeth at the White House, said that his paintings “captured the heart of America...
...have to say, though, that I don’t just see nostalgia in Wyeth’s paintings. I happened to be in New York the day he died, and was able to spend a good, long time in front of “Christina??s World,” which the Museum of Modern Art has held since 1949. Christina was a real acquaintance of Wyeth’s, and following a childhood illness was paralyzed from the waist down. She refused to use a wheelchair, and instead grabbed and crawled her way through the physical...
...created opportunities for her teammates with precise balls and opened up lanes for herself with sharp turns around aggressive Columbia defenders. “I think that all our forwards have really improved in the last stretch here,” co-captain Nikki Rhodes said. “[Christina??s] come up huge in some key moments. I think it was just a matter of time.” In the 26th minute, Hagner scored to put Harvard up 1-0. The goal-scoring sequence started when the Crimson knocked a corner kick into...
...Lamont’s starting to feel claustrophobic, take your books with you and spend some time studying at the cozy 1369 Coffee House (which also has a shop in Central). And if hungry friends accompany you on your walk, definitely stop at Christina??s, well-known for its ice cream...
...environs) is a great place to get to call home for four years, and you will shortchange your experience if you stay within the Harvard bubble. In the time it takes to upload pictures of the Yard to Facebook, you and your roommates could bond over sorbet at Christina??s or head out on adventure in downtown Boston. Because, really: if you’re going to procrastinate, you might as well get lost...