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	And the Pursuit of Happiness: Hallelujah

Lexica

1-30-2009 1:37 PM

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art, artists, joy, celebrations, angels

Lexica says:

By artist Maira Kalman, whose work I definitely want to seek out.

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1-30-2009 2:11 PM

carrerinyes

Moved me to tears, Lexica

1-30-2009 2:42 PM

debbyski

U like angels Lexi?

2-2-2009 5:45 PM

Lexica

Some angels - it depends on the piece in question.

I think what I like is art that's really coming from a person's heart. It doesn't matter too much what spiritual path or faith tradition they're from, if they really feel true.

2-2-2009 8:52 PM

debbyski

Good point Lexi. I like the "art" of words, especially when it is heartfelt.

2-3-2009 12:16 AM

ellen_001

Beautiful

2-3-2009 12:20 AM

tanyamm

I liked it.

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Happiness! And for the shoes of the man
portraying Jefferson at the Museum of American History, who spoke so confidently. Confidence." /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://kalman.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/01/29/the-inauguration-at-last/"><div align="center"><img src="http://content7.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/kalman.blogs.nytimes.com/img/20BFF036-EFC9-4CAF-B9E0-E2AE6458AF51" alt="And while we are at it, Hallelujah for the Fortuny tea gown also on display in the museum which is a total knockout." /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://kalman.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/01/29/the-inauguration-at-last/"><div align="center"><img src="http://content9.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/kalman.blogs.nytimes.com/img/1C58F2E3-29FA-4AF6-8225-6C1DE4C3BA65" alt="Hallelujah for knowledge and for the honor of language and ideas. And books. For Jefferson’s glorious library full of Cicero and Spinoza and Aeschylus and Thomas More and books on bees
and trees and harpsichords all intact in the Library of Congress." /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://kalman.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/01/29/the-inauguration-at-last/"><div align="center"><img src="http://content6.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/kalman.blogs.nytimes.com/img/D0636E88-F4CF-49DC-B681-56B8791169BE" alt="For the stately Rare Books Reading Room in the library. And for the stately, plump tassel hanging on the rich crimson curtain near the people who work and study there." /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://kalman.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/01/29/the-inauguration-at-last/"><div align="center"><img src="http://content7.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/kalman.blogs.nytimes.com/img/B1B74FCE-1430-4B02-B612-6C0F41744A83" alt="And for the small worn velvet Bible housed in the Rare Books Reading Room that Lincoln used for his inauguration and Obama used for his inauguration. Hallelujah for being allowed to
hold that Bible in my hands. Abraham Lincoln. Maira. Barack Hussein Obama. Nice." /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://kalman.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/01/29/the-inauguration-at-last/"><div align="center"><img src="http://content8.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/kalman.blogs.nytimes.com/img/A632D95A-31D7-4DF7-AEF4-8D6DAFDCB6E9" alt="And a woman named Renata asked “Why on the Bible? Why not on the Constitution?” And I think that is a very good question. But now we are taking a short break from questioning. Right
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lucky person standing under it a fragrant dappled refuge from the noonday sun." /></div></blockquote></div><div style="margin: 0px 6px 6px 4px;"><table style="font-size: 11px;border-spacing: 0px;padding: 0px;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</td><td align="right" style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;width:107px" width="107"><a href="http://clipmarks.com/share/1FC446BD-9D40-42D6-BF1B-9F7C62A4C3CE/blog/" title="blog or email this clip"><img src="http://content8.clipmarks.com/images/c2b-foot.png" border="0" alt="blog it" width="107" height="17" style="border-width:0px;padding:0px;margin:0px;" /></a></td></tr></table></div></div>

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