[MD] Posting in Dynamic Quality Format: The divide between the Social Layer and the Individual Layer

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Yes, I was not here yet.  LBJ and his Great Society.  We are still
feeling the effects.

On Fri, Jul 15, 2011 at 5:52 AM, MarshaV <valkyr at att.net> wrote:
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> On Jul 15, 2011, at 1:25 AM, 118 wrote:
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>> Hi Marsha,
>> Yeah, you had told me about that painting a while ago. Steve Martin's
>> latest book has an interesting little piece on buying Russian
>> paintings.  Did you ever read "An Object of Beauty"?
>>
>> You mentioned the painting in the same discuss topic where you were
>> talking about Turner (and others) and and the details of some boat
>> paintings you were studying in a class.  I suggested that you take a
>> look at some Cannaletto.  (at http://www.canalettogallery.org/).  Did
>> you ever get a chance?  Perhaps you do not remember.  Is your painting
>> to be found on the Internet?
>>
>> I have an old Dutch painting from The Hague which my grandmother gave
>> me when she died.  It is probably the most valuable thing I have
>> besides my kids.  It was painted by Jacobus (Floris) Arntzenius and
>> given to my grandmother in payment for medical treatment that my
>> grandfather gave to him.  This was common in those days.  It has not
>> been copied onto the internet, but a very similar painting can be
>> found at:
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>> http://www.artnet.com/artists/lotdetailpage.aspx?lot_id=59E95E716415BBFDC0AF5CDE720CE370
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>> Or if you cannot afford the real deal (heh, heh), posters can be found at:
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>> http://www.allposters.com/-st/Floris-Arntzenius-Posters_c118030_.htm
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>> By the way, I used to visit my grandmother and grandfather who lived
>> two blocks around the corner from that painting where my grandfather
>> had his gynecology practice.  On one day not long after the war (maybe
>> 9 months...) he delivered 40 babies in 1 day.  I have the photograph
>> of a proud doctor with 40 babies and 40 nurses.  Those were the
>> babyboomer times.  Whatever happened to our hopes and dreams?
>>
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Mark
>>
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>  Hi Mark,
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> I do remember you mentioning Canaletto.  His paintings are beautiful.
> It is wonderful that you have an original Arntzenius, and the story of
> how it came into your grandparents ownership is very interesting.
> Vachagan Narazyan is the name of the artist whose painting I bought.
> His paintings can be found on the Internet.   I am still pleased that I
> bought it because it still intrigues me.  I own other oil paintings that my
> husband bought in Spain - landscapes, seascapes and a still life, but
> the Narazyan is special.  It "speaks to me".   Hahahaha...
>
> Speaking of the baby boomers and our hopes and dreams, I recently
> watched a Netflix stream of 'PBS American Experience: LBJ.'  Although
> I was too young to vote, I was hoping for a Goldwater victory.  (Sad, huh?
> My family, of course, were Democrats.)  The program was a shock, and
> very, very sad.  There was a man with BIG hopes and dreams.  Very,
> very sad...   Taking another look at Viet Nam and all those American boys
> and Vietnamese people killed, and thinking about the U.S. position in the
> MiddleEast today, had me totally depressed.  Sure, I've read the GITA, but
> still......
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> Marsha
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