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8. The Bather by Paul Cezanne seen at MOMA NY 2/12/07. Not being a fan of Cezanne this piece won me over showing the quite extraordinary normality of the male form.

9. I and The Village by Marc Chagall seen at MOMA NY 2/12/07. My dear,dear long lost friend Erika Frankland turned me on to Chagall. Her andmy favorite of his works being Cemetary Gates (Smiths reference). As a gift to cheer her up when Ron Wexler upset her I bought her brass renditions of the Jerusalem windows. This is a nice piece but a filler.

10. Flag by Jasper Johns seen at MOMA NY 2/12/07. Taking patriotism without reaching the level of rabid nationalism is hard. Americans, I think, like to take their flag waving to the level of burning all others. Johns does not do this though, and I love his work.

11. Hope II by Gustav Klimt seen at MOMA NY 2/12/07. I love the closeness of the hugs Klimt creates, they make me with I was enveloped in the silkened arms.

12. Untitled by Lou Bontecou seen at MOMA NY 2/12/07. This piece was fantastic. It changed its shape and depth depending on your angle.

14. One: Number 31 by Jackson Pollack seen at MOMA NY 2/12/07. Pollack is Pollack. To choose your favorite you need to weigh color and intensity of the strokes. This is a good example of his intensity while being full of depth and light on color. It does not need the added dimension.

15. The Starry Night by Vincent Van Gogh seen at MOMA NY 2/12/07. You almost forget there is a town beneath the sky it is painted with such vigor but it is there and I feel like you walk to it and then look up at the majesty.

16.Campbell Soup Cans by Andy Warhol seen at MOMA NY 2/12/07. I must admit, I am not a fan of Wharhol. I was not impressed with his movies and I am not impressed with much of his work. However, the Campbell Soup Cans makes my top 100 on the merit of its orignality. That and I thought they were all tomato and it turns out to be the wrong range.

13. Christina's World by Andrew Wyeth seen at MOMA NY 2/12/07. My new favorite artist, or one of them. Wyeth brings mid Western America to life, wholesome honest people, their land, farms. I am searching for more of his work.

17. Persistence of Memory by Salvador Dali seen at MOMA NY 2/12/07. Dali is seem by most to be a show off, like Picasso he was a very talented painted who chose an overly elaborate form of expression that makes him either loved or hated. As a student everyone owns this poster and as an adult I was happy to see it again, albeit as small as a book and no longer as amazing.