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Monday, May 12, 2003
After class in Alexandria, stopped by the Freer Gallery to see a couple of the latest shows. Whistler in Venice: The Pastels is a lovely show. These are relatively small, very sketchy pastels, many on dark brown paper. Most drawings don't have a great deal of color. What is there is well-placed and vivid. I'm becoming a real fan of Whistler, especially now that I'm taking an etching class. He was one of the masters of etching. Couldn't resist picking up a copy of Etchings of James McNeill Whistler. Also saw In Pursuit of Heavenly Harmony: Paintings and Calligraphy by Bada Shanren. Bada was a nobleman who fled the Manchu invaders and became a Buddhist monk, briefly went crazy, and produced some great ink paintings and calligraphy.
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