1. A number of the letters relate to diplomatic missions between Austrasia and Byzantium, but the collection cannot have had a purely political purpose. 2. Although the boucle skirt with a leather hem was oddly shaped, this collection had a lot of separates to love. 3. As a cookbook, this collection would have more relevance if it had been organized differently. 4. Barnes did collect the three named artists aggressively, but his collection has a far wider reach. 5. Befitting a storied place that emerged as an antidote to the cultural constraints of the time, the collection has a rough, bawdy feel. 6. But a collection does not have to contain objects only. 7. But the collection has a much deeper value for the Nez Perce, particularly at a time of revived interest in traditional ways. 8. But the collection had its strong points, notably a finale of dusty pink coats over brown trousers, or a filmy skirt dowsed with gold sequins. 9. But to be commercially successful, a shoe collection must have more to offer the buying public. 10. Even the permanent collection has a new look. |