Monthly Archives: November 1999

PETER VALLONE’S MISGUIDED PRIORITIES

By |2012-10-18T18:36:17-04:00November 4th, 1999|Categories: Latest News Releases|Tags: |

In a letter dated November 1, Peter F. Vallone, Speaker of the New York City Council, wrote to "Friends of the Arts" celebrating the preliminary injunction that the courts granted against Mayor Rudolph Giuliani’s attempt to stop funding of the Brooklyn Museum of Art. Vallone ended his letter this way: "We must continue to work together [...]

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300,000 SIGN PETITION TO MICHAEL EISNER

By |2017-03-20T17:57:37-04:00November 3rd, 1999|Categories: Latest News Releases|Tags: |

Over the past few months, a Catholic League petition demanding that Disney dump Miramax secured approximately 300,000 signatures. Last April, the Catholic League was delighted when Disney told Miramax not to release the Catholic-bashing movie, "Dogma," but we were disconcerted when Miramax chiefs Bob and Harvey Weinstein decided to invest $14 million of their own money [...]

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DIRECTOR OF BROOKLYN MUSEUM OF ART MUST GO

By |2017-03-20T17:57:37-04:00November 2nd, 1999|Categories: Latest News Releases|Tags: |

Over the past few days, the New York Times has revealed that unethical practices have colored the "Sensation" exhibit at the Brooklyn Museum of Art. The director of the museum, Arnold L. Lehman, pressed both Charles Saatchi, the owner of the art, and Christie’s, the prestigious auction house, for financing (the latter was given perks for doing so). [...]

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