Dr. Peter Weller
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That's a lesson about building. Get off it.
That's a lesson about building. Get off it.
And like the great Leo Steinberg, I'm going to get back to this in a second, but Leo Steinberg, arguably my mentor and arguably the greatest art historian in the 20th century, the guy that defended the iconography of the greatest Baroque church in Rome and defended Picasso's formalism and, I don't know, the first guy to defend the cleaning of the Sistine Chapel and wrote on everything.
And like the great Leo Steinberg, I'm going to get back to this in a second, but Leo Steinberg, arguably my mentor and arguably the greatest art historian in the 20th century, the guy that defended the iconography of the greatest Baroque church in Rome and defended Picasso's formalism and, I don't know, the first guy to defend the cleaning of the Sistine Chapel and wrote on everything.
And like the great Leo Steinberg, I'm going to get back to this in a second, but Leo Steinberg, arguably my mentor and arguably the greatest art historian in the 20th century, the guy that defended the iconography of the greatest Baroque church in Rome and defended Picasso's formalism and, I don't know, the first guy to defend the cleaning of the Sistine Chapel and wrote on everything.
And I couldn't meet him. It was like meeting Marlon Brando. Finally, I met him. And finally, I sat down because he smoked cigars, I smoked cigars. We'd go to the Grand Event in New York. I pumped this guy through dinner's form. Leo Steinberg. His father was Trotsky's secretary.
And I couldn't meet him. It was like meeting Marlon Brando. Finally, I met him. And finally, I sat down because he smoked cigars, I smoked cigars. We'd go to the Grand Event in New York. I pumped this guy through dinner's form. Leo Steinberg. His father was Trotsky's secretary.
And I couldn't meet him. It was like meeting Marlon Brando. Finally, I met him. And finally, I sat down because he smoked cigars, I smoked cigars. We'd go to the Grand Event in New York. I pumped this guy through dinner's form. Leo Steinberg. His father was Trotsky's secretary.
And he escaped Stalinist Russia and went to Germany, changed his name, and then had to escape Germany.
And he escaped Stalinist Russia and went to Germany, changed his name, and then had to escape Germany.
And he escaped Stalinist Russia and went to Germany, changed his name, and then had to escape Germany.
Because of the fall of the Weimar Republic and the rise of the Nazis and fascism. And he said his father was a rabbi. I asked him about, like, okay, in psychology or in art history or in anything,
Because of the fall of the Weimar Republic and the rise of the Nazis and fascism. And he said his father was a rabbi. I asked him about, like, okay, in psychology or in art history or in anything,
Because of the fall of the Weimar Republic and the rise of the Nazis and fascism. And he said his father was a rabbi. I asked him about, like, okay, in psychology or in art history or in anything,
like Einstein trying to rationalize or tell people who are a lot dumber than him you know the intersection of science and God you know and that the books about God are just you know parables and attempts to explain you know their stories their life stories about right and how do you how do you rationalize that with you know your rabbinical background your dad's and
like Einstein trying to rationalize or tell people who are a lot dumber than him you know the intersection of science and God you know and that the books about God are just you know parables and attempts to explain you know their stories their life stories about right and how do you how do you rationalize that with you know your rabbinical background your dad's and
like Einstein trying to rationalize or tell people who are a lot dumber than him you know the intersection of science and God you know and that the books about God are just you know parables and attempts to explain you know their stories their life stories about right and how do you how do you rationalize that with you know your rabbinical background your dad's and
talking about art you don't meet many religious people talking about art and he said this thing that seared me which a lot of people are going to like throw stones about but he said we got into Einstein and he basically was saying yeah Einstein had a great point about the parables of books and he said listen my father would probably roll in his grave because he was a rabbi but I have to say this
talking about art you don't meet many religious people talking about art and he said this thing that seared me which a lot of people are going to like throw stones about but he said we got into Einstein and he basically was saying yeah Einstein had a great point about the parables of books and he said listen my father would probably roll in his grave because he was a rabbi but I have to say this
talking about art you don't meet many religious people talking about art and he said this thing that seared me which a lot of people are going to like throw stones about but he said we got into Einstein and he basically was saying yeah Einstein had a great point about the parables of books and he said listen my father would probably roll in his grave because he was a rabbi but I have to say this