Hitchens has a book on tyeh Elgin marbles doesn't he? SP 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)
