These surprising, tiny dioramas at Boston Public Library are little gems hidden on the upper floor - around the corner from the monumental "Triumph of Religion" Sargent murals. The actual press has been shoved between the open stacks of dusty books on a circuitous route to the Rare Books Collection. Arcane, esoteric and quirky just BEGINS to describe this inter-generational obsessive collection of prints and a desperate, anachronistic attempt at a legacy. There must be some explanation...
After classes, a thunderstorm began to threaten a leisurely pre-dinner piazza gathering so Chuck and I headed off (code word for "willi...
His dorm? Or maybe it's a hotel. This is way before the era of The Container Store.
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