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[Anny Ballardini]

From: "Bob Grumman" <bobgrumman at nut-n-but.net>
Sent: Wednesday, June 13, 2007 8:41 PM


>>> So these will likely go from being forgotten in the back of a filing
>>> cabinet to being inaccessible to anyone except the acquaintances of
>>> the various, but mostly rich, collectors who buy them for their
>>> private collections. All that hidden art. It's no different than
>>> hearing that some painting I will never get to see was sold for cazy
>>> money by one patron of the arts to another who will put it someplace I
>>> will continue to be unable to see it.
>>>
>>>
>>
>> If the people of the world could unite (hah) for the purpose of
>> demanding free access to all art (hah) then that situation would not
>> exist.  Any volunteers for this Quixotic effort?
>>
>> -- Jim
>
> Aside from that, it seems to me that more times than not when I look at 
> the reproduction of a painting or piece of sculpture in a book, its label 
> says it is from someone's collection.  Seems to me, most exhibits I read 
> about have a lot of work from private collections, too.  Of course, no one 
> should have anything that not everyone else has, but at least these guys 
> loan it out.
>
> --Bob
>
, and maybe they also take care of artworks.
But I wanted to answer Jim:

Only if there are windmills.