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The Long View: Art: A New History

Paul Johnson is the Howard Zinn of the right. Like Zinn, he is really popular, but also like Zinn Johnson is also willing to bend the facts to tell the story he wants to tell. If you keep that in mind, Johnson's books can be fun and even
Benjamin Espen Mar 23, 2017

How to Understand Three-Quarters of Western Art

Umberto Eco says: Know the Old and New Testaments and the stories of the saints. It’s impossible to understand roughly three-quarters of Western art if you don’t know the events of the Old and the New Testaments and the stories of the saints. Who’s that girl with
Benjamin Espen Jan 3, 2010

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