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| Jackson Pollock's Portrait of H.M. This was my neighbor in Iowa City. To think, the MAN wanted to sell it! |
I hope everyone is celebrating our favorite Grimm's birthday today, 1786. See, you learned something today. And I hear the collective sigh of relief from the decision in the Iowa Legislature to
not sell a painting by Jackson Pollock, owned by the University of Iowa. It's a staggeringly dynamic and huge mural that I was lucky enough to enjoy on many occasions as I lived across the street from it's home on campus. Of course, since the flood it's in the Figge Art Museum. As everyone knows, I love my beloved home state of Iowa and I'm happy to quickly point out all that's great about the Hawkeye State. But oh, the pain and sorrow I feel when the state gets recognized for something ridiculously stupid and inane, such as the proposed sale of the painting to raise revenue. Thank goodness cooler heads (even Terry
Braindead Branstad) prevailed, although it's still unnerving. Here's a
recap.
