Already in 1949, at age 90, he had made a remarkable literary comeback with Paa gjengrodde stier (On Overgrown Paths), which was in part memoir, in part self-defense, but first and foremost a treasure trove of vibrant impressions of nature and the seasons.
A batch of them just arrived, and there are a few treasures, foremost among them, the long-awaited "Evolution," from 1963, featuring a sextet led by the trombonist and composer Grachan Moncur III.
John I. Russell, Brookfield's executive director, said the artists "run the gamut from emerging artists to America's foremost master level national treasure artists.
A handful of previously unissued takes were culled from a vault treasure hunt, foremost among them a treatment of "I Left My Baby": a gutbucket blues shorn of any hokum by a Young riff that seems to inhabit its own private atmosphere.
While Ms. Sandler hopes "Our Treasures, Your Treasures" will spur new interest in the museum, she stressed that, foremost, it was essential to renovate the setting.
He noted also that the Chinese have archaeological treasures "coming out of their ears", so why bother to fake them?One of the foremost Asian antiquities dealers, Giuseppe Eskenazi, who helped organise the show and who owns a gallery off London's Bond Street, is widely respected as knowing the field.
"First and foremost, we appreciate the honor and recognition that has been bestowed upon the Navajo Code Talkers, who truly are national treasures and protectors of freedom," Begaye said in a statement.
First and foremost: Really?
