On Wed, 3 Feb 1999, Sam Pawlett wrote: > Hitchens has a book on tyeh Elgin marbles doesn't he? > > SP > Yes he has. It is mentioned in the LF article which, coincidently, I just finished reading at lunch. It was re-issued by Verso in 1997. > Louis Proyect wrote: > > > This discussion about Andrew Mellon, Warhol, etc. reminds me of the article > > in the latest Lingua Franca on the Elgin Marbles, which are a frieze from > > the Parthenon that the British seized in the 19th century. The Greeks want > > it back, but the British refuse, implying that they knew how to take care > > of them better than the "dagoes". They claim that they have become part of > > British civilization and are powerful symbols of their ties to classical > > Athenian democracy. Ironically, Lord Elgin who supervised the theft > > destroyed their fine patina in the process of "cleaning" them. His wife > > wrote that she was revulsed by their treatment. > > > > I might just take a look at what Columbia University's libraries can turn > > up on the whole question of museums. Something tells me that these sorts of > > institutions should be dismantled after the capitalist system is > > overthrown, and the contents returned to the rightful owners. It will be > > part of a general move to genuine civilization, which will also include > > sandblasting Mount Rushmore. > > > > Louis Proyect > > > > (http://www.panix.com/~lnp3/marxism.html) > > -- Joseph Noonan [EMAIL PROTECTED]
