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Clark: A Showdown With Da Vinci

Well. Well. Look at the Big Brain on Leonardo. Just got back from Spokane’s Museum of Arts and Culture, where I spent time marveling at the many works of Leonardo da Vinci. I’ve been hoping to catch this exciting exhibit ever since it blew into town and Wednesday worked perfectly. It being a workday meant I had loads of time to kill. Anyway, I highly recommend “Leonardo da Vinci: Man – Inventor – Genius” to anyone who loves beautiful art or sharp-bladed machines designed to lop off the heads and limbs of your enemies. ... It should be pointed out, however, that the da Vinci masterpieces at the MAC are reproductions, not originals. That didn’t bother me a bit. During one trip to Nelson, B.C., I listened in bliss as “Nearly Neil” reproduced Neil Diamond songs in the hotel lounge. I went away thinking, “Man, when you’re that good who needs real Neil?”/Doug Clark, SR. More here.

Question: Have you seen the Leonardo da Vinci exhibit? Reaction?



D.F. Oliveria
D.F. (Dave) Oliveria joined The Spokesman-Review in 1984. He currently is a columnist and compiles the Huckleberries Online blog and writes about North Idaho in his Huckleberries column.

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