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The Foot of Don Juan de Oñate

The man who cut off the foot of the Don Juan de Oñate statue in Alcade, New Mexico 20 years ago has come forth with the booty ( pun intended). Today the New York Times is reporting that the man it calls … Continue reading

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A Footnote

In Berlin’s Gemäldegallerie Botticelli’s Venus confronted me with her full body. My pedestrian eyes dropped to her feet, to the roll of fat just above her left ankle, to the toes slightly bent with the weight, to the impression her … Continue reading

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