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Where’s sculpture?
So what’s missing from the new Blanton?
Sculpture. Could use a lot more. Not hard to do. And there’s space inside and outside.
Romantic, Impressionist and Expressionist paintings. Needed to fill the historical hole between the Old Masters and the full-blown 20th century. Also doable. Where and how to hang? I leave that to the museum’s trio of matchless curators.
Africa, Asia, Oceania, Near East. Would require three things: The donation of superb collections, academic specialists added to the Art & Art History Department and another dedicated building. So much less likely than, say, the addition of sculptures or Impressionists.
Antiquities. Not a chance, not with the international legal tangles inherent in the cultural heritage of any civilization, even if acquired by collectors or institutions for centuries. We’ll live with the Battle Casts.
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