http://www.luxist.com/2009/10/10/rothko-diebenkorn-and-degas-join-obama-in-the-white-house/ Luxist Comments for Rothko, Diebenkorn and Degas join Obama in the White House http://www.luxist.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.luxist.com en-us Copyright 2013 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.luxist.com/2009/10/10/rothko-diebenkorn-and-degas-join-obama-in-the-white-house/http://www.luxist.com/2009/10/10/rothko-diebenkorn-and-degas-join-obama-in-the-white-house/While we welcome the posting of the information about the Diebenkorn painting in the White House, we were somewhat surprised to see that in the 2nd paragraph you got both the spelling of the artist's name and the name of the work wrong. It is Berkeley #52. We would be grateful for a correction.

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Edgar Degas never cast in bronze.

All so-called bronzes attributed to Edgar Degas are 2nd- to 3rd-generation-removed posthumous forgeries with counterfeit "Degas" signatures applied.

The dead don't cast, much less sculpt.

The Hirshhorn is a member of the Association of Art Museum Directors. The AAMD endorses the College Art Association's ethical guidelines on sculptural reproduction. In part, they state: "any transfer into new material unless specifically condoned by the artist is to be considered inauthentic or counterfeit and not acquired or exhibited as works of art."

The dead don't condone.

In closing, the Hirshhorn violates their own endorsed AAMD ethical guidelines on sculptural reproductions by exhibiting or displaying these -counterfeits- as works of art, much less loaning them to the people's White House.

We, as Americans, are being played as fools.

Gary Arseneau
artist, creator of original lithographs & scholar
Fernandina Beach, Florida]]>Oct 11th 2009 1:03AMhttp://www.luxist.com/2009/10/10/rothko-diebenkorn-and-degas-join-obama-in-the-white-house/http://www.luxist.com/2009/10/10/rothko-diebenkorn-and-degas-join-obama-in-the-white-house/Read about a rare Hébrard foundry bronze sculpture by Edgar Degas, known as Le Tub, to be sold in November by Gray's Auctioneers:
http://www.artfixdaily.com/artwire/release/grays-auctions-rare-degas
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http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/07/arts/design/07borrow.html?scp=1&sq=Obama+art%20collection&st=cse]]>Oct 11th 2009 1:50AMhttp://www.luxist.com/2009/10/10/rothko-diebenkorn-and-degas-join-obama-in-the-white-house/http://www.luxist.com/2009/10/10/rothko-diebenkorn-and-degas-join-obama-in-the-white-house/Oct 11th 2009 5:33AMhttp://www.luxist.com/2009/10/10/rothko-diebenkorn-and-degas-join-obama-in-the-white-house/http://www.luxist.com/2009/10/10/rothko-diebenkorn-and-degas-join-obama-in-the-white-house/
Dear M. Kriton:

"Appealing to personal prejudices rather to reason; attacking an opponent's character rather than an opponent's assertions" is one legal definition of -ad hominem-.

That aside, would "the act of fraudulently making a false document or altering a real one to be used as if geniune," such as for all so-called -Degas bronzes-, be considered -forgeries-?

Finally, would the acquisition of admission fees, city-state-federal grants, corporate sponsorship, tax write-offs and outright sales, from the thousands of non-disclosed -Degas bronze- forgeries, by museums, art dealers and other participants be "a knowing misrepresentation of the truth or concealment of a material fact to induce another to act to his or her detriment" which is one legal definition of -fraud-?

In other words, a false market of thousands upon thousands forgeries has been set up and run for decades to cash in at the expense of the public.

To learn more about these contentious issues of authenticity, link to: http://garyarseneau.blogspot.com/2007/05/all-degas-bronze-sculptures-are-fake.html

Respectfully,

Gary Arseneau
artist, creator of original lithographs & scholar
Fernandina Beach, Florida]]>Oct 11th 2009 11:06AMhttp://www.luxist.com/2009/10/10/rothko-diebenkorn-and-degas-join-obama-in-the-white-house/http://www.luxist.com/2009/10/10/rothko-diebenkorn-and-degas-join-obama-in-the-white-house/Nov 10th 2009 7:52AM