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Caterina Y. Pierre
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Art historian; Professor of Art History, CUNY Kingsborough and the Pratt Institute. Research interests include the History of Women in Art; Modern and Contemporary Sculpture; Art and Activism; Authenticity in Art. Avid reader, lover of French Culture.
I have a free copy of Ta-Nehisi Coates recent book The Message. I’m willing to mail it book rate to anyone interested. It’s a powerful critique of the conflict in the Middle East. First interested reader in the comments gets the book. Serious readers only please.

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The Message (Coates book) - Wikipedia
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January 29, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Look y’all: these are going to be some trying times. Even the resistance is going to need a bath. Steam those demons right out of your brain with a visit to Bathhouse. Here’s 30% off a day pass. Of course! You are welcome!

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Bathhouse Flatiron
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January 23, 2025 at 10:39 PM
I have an extra copy of Annie Ernaux’s Shame (1998, English edition) that I’d like to pass along to a serious reader. If interested, reply here and we will figure out how to get it to your mailing address…read about the book below on the publisher’s page.

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Shame
WINNER OF THE NOBEL PRIZE IN LITERATURE 2022  Translated by Tanya Leslie "Ernaux writes without beginnings or endings. Her stories have no 'arc.' But they tend to sit down next to you ...
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January 10, 2025 at 1:16 PM
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Pioneering scholar of 19th-century French sculpture who emphasized biography. At the time, few were doing this or took notice of this type of art; this obit wouldn’t have appeared in NYT 20 years ago. Butler’s work had big impact on mine. www.nytimes.com/2024/12/27/a...
Ruth Butler, Who Brought Artists’ Muses to Life, Dies at 93
After publishing a definitive biography of Rodin, she went on to write about the underappreciated women who modeled for the giants of 19th-century French art.
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December 30, 2024 at 1:09 PM
Did the old Tickle, T, Touch today: I’ve only been swimming for three months so I’m happy with my progress.
November 16, 2024 at 2:01 AM
First day on Bluesky! Share with me a great book you read so far this year. One of my favorites this year was Cynthia Carr’s Candy Darling: Dreamer, Icon, Superstar (Macmillan, 2024)
November 14, 2024 at 6:55 PM