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Mystery surrounds returned art
BENNINGTON, Vt. (AP) —
Two wooden crates that arrived
unexpectedly at the Bennington
Museum were found to contain
seven Grandma Moses paintings
that were stolen 14 years ago.
Where the artworks have
been all this time — and exactly
who sent them back and why—
are still a mystery.
“It was someone who hon
estly loved them and wanted to
own them and enjoy them,” mu
seum curator Deborah Feder-
hen says. “If they wanted to sell
them, they would have broken
them up and not kept them as a
set of seven but tried to dispose
of them one by one.”
The brightly colored New
Thursday
Graduate Fellowship of Intervar
sity Christian Fellowship (IVCF):
Bible study for graduate and on-
traditional students, followed by
fellowship will be held at 7:30 p.m.
See our website for location and
map at http://stat.tamu.edu~in-
low/ivcf.html. Call Mark or Jennifer
at 764-1552.
ATM Womens Rugby: Come join!
No experience needed. Practices
are from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the
pitch on the corner of Texas Ave.
and University Dr. Call Nikki at
694-0084 for information.
Association on Baptist Students:
A meeting will be held at 7:30
p.m. at 410 College Main. Call
Bobby at 846-3223 for details.
England landscapes were stolen
in 1984 from the Rose Valley, Pa.,
home of Margaret Carr shortly
after the woman’s death. She had
bequeathed the paintings to the
private Bennington Museum.
The artworks — whose com
bined value was estimated by
the Bennington at $250,000 to
$500,000 — were not seen again
until they arrived at the muse
um in February in good shape,
still in their original, two-tone
painted wooden frames.
Each crate contained a cryp
tic computer note in bright pur
ple ink and a hard-to-read type
face. Each note, inexplicably
signed “Ring Sar,” lists the names
and dates of the paintings and
says: “Please send the attached
following for a seven-year
anonymous loan” — a reference,
perhaps, to the seven-year
statute of limitations for prose
cuting the transportation of
stolen property across state lines.
The museum contacted the
FBI, the Pennsylvania State Po
lice and an international registry
of lost art in New York City. The
New York gallery that handles
Grandma Moses’ estate helped
identify the works.
Grandma Moses, bom Anna
Mary Robertson, took up painting
in her late 70s and lived in Eagle
Bridge, N.Y., near Bennington.
Carr and her sister became friends
with the artist and used to visit her.
■ What's Up •
ATM Roadrunners: Meet at 6
p.m. in front of G. Rollie White. We
will run three to four miles. All stu
dents and skill levels are wel
come. Call Steve at 847-7905 for
details.
Alpha Phi Omega: Meet to go to
the Boy’s Club at 3:30 p.m. in 133
Koldus.
Aggie Speleological Society: A
meeting will be held at 8:30 p.m.
in Koldus 146. Call Travis at 693-
4088.
Pagan Student Association: A
meeting will be held at 7 p.m. in
Rudder 504.
Aggie Wranglers: There will be a
tryout informational meeting will
be held from 6:30 to 8 p.m. in
MSC 292B. For more informa
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Mexican Student Association:
There will be a Mexican folklore
dance performed by Ballet Folk-
lorico Celestial at 4 p.m. at Rud
der Fountain. There will be a lec
ture “The Roots of Lo Mexicano"
by Dr. Samuel Gordon at 7:00 p.m.
in MSC 206. Call Paco Rangel at
693-0140 for details.
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Llyod Joyce, Class of ‘55, auctions off the umbrellas displayed by Allison Underwood, a freshman biomedicals
major, Wednesday at the MSC to raise money for the MSC Hospitality fund.
Bush speaks
to students
Former president George
Bush spoke Wednesday to
the Cold War Rhetoric, In
telligence and Ideology
class at the George Bush
School of Government and
Public Service.
Bush met privately with
students and answered ques
tions about his experience as
the director of the CIA.
He said that during the
Cold War, the CIA helped the
United States plan military
strategies based on knowl
edge gained from satellites
and other technological in
telligence gathering.
He answered questions
about United States rela
tions with China and the for
mer Soviet Union. This is
the first year the class has
been offered.
Photos taken
for students
Students receiving their
Aggie Rings today can have
a free picture taken compli
ments of the Association of
Former Students which also
pays for part of each stu
dents ring.
Photos will be available
from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. for the
first day of ring delivery only.
The photos, taken by
System!
Day” and the As
Former Student!
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at the campus:
fice in the Clay!
Alumni Center/
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more informal
pictures taken.
International education
Music, dance, and art
from other countries
Must be open to
campus community
Programs for 1998-
L.T. Jordan Enrichment Fund
Providing partial funding for
programs international in scope
Applications due Wednesday, April 22
For application information, come by the
MSC L.T. Jordan Institute for International Awareness Office
room 223-1 in the MSC or call 845-8770
http://ltjordan.tamu.edu e-mail: jordan@msc.tamu.edu
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