In a scene in the new documentary Koch, the titular former mayor sits with some companions in a half-circle restaurant booth, sharing a story that took place in a limousine with Ronald Reagan. The caravan passed countless adoring fans -- along with one loner who decided to assess the president’s performance with a middle-finger salute. Koch says Reagan saw past all the … [Read more...]
Koch’s collection an unequaled Western treasure trove
You know an exhibit is extraordinary when the woman standing next to you, who happens to be Elizabeth Broun, the Margaret and Terry Stent director of the Smithsonian American Art Museum and the Renwich Gallery, says this: “I’m blown away. We have a wonderful collection, but this puts it to shame.” That was how it was during a recent preview for Recapturing the West: The … [Read more...]