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...Planting Railroad Spikes,” in which words mingle with abstract figures, verge upon the grotesque in a powerfully poignant elicitation of emotion.These personally symbolic, abstract renderings reach a pinnacle in the centerpiece of the exhibition, an oil on canvas diptych consisting of a portrait of the artist’s parents alongside a self-portrait.“It was my first big abstract endeavor,” says Escobedo of the diptych, which took about 50 hours to complete. “I was dealing with a lot of intense things with my family, so I wanted...
...Over here is my official portrait with the American flag in the background, and here we have a photograph of President Bush and I in the Air Force One.” Impressive.When asked if he has any favorite books, Mankiw replies “Besides my own? (laughs) I have some collections of some old Economic texts. I’m not particularly a collector of objects, but here we have some Alfred Marshall and some other famous 19th and 20th century economists...
...Sept. meeting, Faculty Council member Harry R. Lewis ’68 directed eyes to a stark white space on the wall above University President Drew G. Faust’s head that had long been occupied by a portrait of former University President Charles W. Eliot, Class...
...portrait was removed so that it could be repaired for damage caused by condensation and a “minor altercation with a flagpole,” Smith said, referring to a flag situated near the space typically inhabited by the former president...
Eliot’s portrait will likely return to its usual post on the wall of the Faculty Room by the next Faculty meeting in November, when “President Eliot will be imbued with a non-reflective glazing that will shield him from further harm,” Smith said...