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• [1] Mike Choi from Northern New Jersey June 25, 2007 - 12:56PM

  I've appreciated Prof. Schama's distinctive blend of erudition and humor ever since he co-taught "The British Empire" when I was an undergrad at Harvard. I recall him beginning the course with a wry anecdote about how the otherwise imposing Government House at New Delhi gave the odd impression of bouncing up and down as one approached, thanks to the (apparently subversive) pecularities of the terrain. He completed the course by leading the class in a rousing rendition of "Land of Hope and Glory". Thanks to Prof. Schama's inspiration, I later acquired a two-volume set on the architecture of Government House by Lord Mountbatten, as well as a soft spot for Elgar.

  
  
• [2] David Duran June 25, 2007 - 01:50PM

  I watched the power of art and to my surprise noticed that when they showed Picasso's most famous painting Les Demoiselles d'Avignon they showed the painting on the wrong side. I mean that the painting was reversed. Instead of having the figure entering the scene on the left they flipped the painting and she was entering on the right. The masked figure was on the viewer’s left side. I was shocked by this mistake.

  David Duran