The METROPOLITAN MUSEUM of ART in New York City is taking measures to rebound from more than a year of internal turmoil and financial difficulties, the Associated Press reports. Is the MET a GREAT institution in Decline eventually in collapse? Following the logic of Republicans it would be okay, as long as taxes are reduced for those who avoid to contribute to the state taxes ... that serve the community. And if so, a collapse, what is happening to the art? Given to SOTHEBY´s for an auction? Will the artwork of Jean-Théodore Dupas , his grand NORMANDIE St.Gobain panels "Char de Poseidon" be on the market? The MET is only subsidised by the city of New York. by Earl of Cruise CHAR DE POSEIDON - courtsey METROPOLITAN MESUM OF ART, New York CHAR DE POSEIDON , carton displayed in the MuMa, Le Havre - courstsey Musée d´art modern André Malraux , Le Havre My concern is a general, not only the art made for NORMANDIE. Some days ago I posted about the SOTHEY´
For liners and the shipping companies movies and films had been a top marketing tool Movies or Films and liners at sea, had been intriguing me since I have read about in my youth in LUXUSLINER - BILDER EINER GROSSEN ZEIT by Lee Server ( THE GOLDEN AGE OF OCEAN LINERS ). But earlier, mot only since my first crossing, I was keen watching movies with liners in it, and disapointed, which was an understatement, when I realized the films have been made in a set ashore in some movie "factory". That was after my first crossing. by Earl of Cruise an essay in progress `Sabrina´, Humphrey Bogart in the office, while LIBERTÉ is sailing out of New York harbor - screenshot Ocean liners, especially those of the luxury category, had been the location of dramas, love stories, thrillers, suspense and catastrophies sinde film was born, or nearly. In this list, the most descriptions are taken from Wikipedia, as I guess no one can expect having seen all these films ... otherwise I w