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The Adventure of the Pilgrim’s Chair

April 27, 2009
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The Adventure of the Pilgrim’s Chair

LOOKING BACK BY TOM CASPAR Sometime in the haze of the 1970s, Armand LaMontagne, a wood sculptor from Rhode Island, sought revenge against the museum world. He had been rebuffed by curators when he questioned the authenticity of some antique furniture, so he set out to vividly demonstrate the experts’ gullibility. Armand painstakingly built...

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Looking Back

March 4, 2009
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Looking Back

A Few Good Books BY JOHN LAVINE Here are some of the more interesting books that I’ve had a chance to look at in this last year. The list is by no means exhaustive. Wood: Craft, Culture, History by Harvey Green      A fascinating cultural/historical survey, touching on all things wood from...

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