tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6454459186129750328.post4111656371940469263..comments2024-03-28T03:48:25.254-07:00Comments on Grumpy Art Historian: Happy Malcolm Rogers Day, Boston!Michael Savagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11557727287816852329noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6454459186129750328.post-18799096932030416612015-08-19T05:16:41.658-07:002015-08-19T05:16:41.658-07:00I just discovered your blog. My feeling about Rog...I just discovered your blog. My feeling about Rogers is "don't let the door hit you on the way out" although in fact I would like him to get a good smack from the giant pair of doors on the Huntington Ave facade. <br /><br />Do you have any perspective on his replacement? I feel he can't be worse, but of course, he can.CKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13902794275509809459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6454459186129750328.post-60712130571134519972014-10-01T23:48:40.213-07:002014-10-01T23:48:40.213-07:00The sad thing is that everyone wants to hire a Mal...The sad thing is that everyone wants to hire a Malcolm Rogers at the moment. And they all want to show Ronald McDonalds alongside Raphaels. Michael Savagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11557727287816852329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6454459186129750328.post-87681551102440707832014-10-01T23:47:45.079-07:002014-10-01T23:47:45.079-07:00All true, though at least he has taste. The El Gre...All true, though at least he has taste. The El Greco and Sargent are among my favourites in Boston too! The Stuarts less so.Michael Savagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11557727287816852329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6454459186129750328.post-31127364640927939332014-10-01T23:46:35.404-07:002014-10-01T23:46:35.404-07:00Thank you - interesting background. Thank you - interesting background. Michael Savagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11557727287816852329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6454459186129750328.post-88966987340287483092014-09-13T15:41:13.725-07:002014-09-13T15:41:13.725-07:00A relative of mine who has been a member of the MF...A relative of mine who has been a member of the MFA since 1984 is, shall I say, VERY unforgiving in her thoughts on Rodgers:<br /><br />"I just read the blog and I agree with Michael Savage 110%. I detest Rogers and have since his arrival -- when as his first move he fired a lot of curators for no better reason than wanting to replace them with his lickspittles. His whole motivating force was that he was ripped that he wasn't appointed head of the British Museum, so he took the Boston job and conducted it in a way that he thought would show the BM how stupid it was not to have hired him. He is so full of ... used food ... that it's amazing he can even walk. Next weekend, as what he thinks is a special treat, he plans to stand at the Huntington Ave entrance and greet visitors. Be still my heart :( I will be elsewhere. I can hardly wait till we're rid of him."<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6454459186129750328.post-80994919163233531802014-09-09T15:05:42.014-07:002014-09-09T15:05:42.014-07:00Hi,
I am a member of the museum and suffered thro...Hi,<br /><br />I am a member of the museum and suffered through its egregious art school.<br /><br />That said- I noticed that my faves were missing every time I had been there recently- specifically the ones you mentioned.<br /><br />However I did hear Mr Rogers on NPR and found out that the Museum a treasure of Boston, gets not one dime from the state or city. That is the<br /> travesty.<br /><br />When he was asked what his favorite works were he mentioned Frey Hortensio by El Greco ( my fave) and the Darley- Boit? chidren by Singer Sargent ( the girls in the white dresses) plus the fabulous collection of Stuarts and other America 18th century painting. Not one mot about the contemporary stuff every museum is forced to show , regardless of quality.<br /><br />Nobody wants to support anything really fine.<br /><br /><br />Sharon Knettellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04024744293096824911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6454459186129750328.post-56261115830239915072014-09-07T18:35:38.981-07:002014-09-07T18:35:38.981-07:00Of course: good riddance! The departure of this ov...Of course: good riddance! The departure of this overplayed guy is good occasion to look and assess what happened to American museums in the last 30 or so years. They mongrelized, devolved from temples for solemn and proud displays of our culture to barrels of fun for children of all ages. Section showing XX century has been painted by Ronald McDonald .This is decidedly not our culture: the IQ is too low. fantazoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09612699707665354289noreply@blogger.com