U S Artist Defends Craft Against Modern Paintings
UPI reports Michel Werboff, renowned portrait painter and Prado contributor, denounces modern art as aesthetic delinquency. He criticizes MoMA leadership, urges an undersecretary of state for art and education, and notes his Spain visit as a refresher. He values Velasquez and Goya, donates his Alba portrait to the Prado, and recalls a brief film stint.
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Michel Werboff
17Th Duke of Alba
UPI
Madrid
Miche Werboff
Werkoff
Prado Museum
Werboff
Claiborne Pell
D-Conn
Senate
United States
Museum of Modern Art
New York
Willem de Kooning
Holland
Italy
Spain
Duke of Alba
Prado
Museum of the
Velasquez
Goya
Ezio Pinza
London
Ray Milland
Isa Miranda
Today in History highlights events from 1795 to 1965
On this date October 27, 1965 marks Theodore Roosevelt's birth. a 1795 treaty with Spain opened Mississippi navigation to Americans and Spaniards. Other notes recall El Alamein in 1942, Nimitz in 1944, Geneva talks ten years ago, MLK Jr. in 1960s, and a 1965 Navy crash near El Centiro, California.
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el Alamein
Chester Nimitz
Philippines Sea
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Martin Luther King
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