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)
