Thursday, May 28, 2026

A note on immigration

 






Sitting in all the heat and loveliness of the Chagall Museum garden café, I suddenly noticed two French flags carefully arranged on the cement facing of the main entrance to the museum galleries. How proud the French are of their French museum.

As an immigrant to this country, I feel a small tincture of delight in presenting this list:



What if the three greatest French painters ever were:

  1. Van Gogh
  2. Picasso
  3. Chagall



Sure, there’s a perfectly fine case for:

  1. Delacroix
  2. Monet
  3. David

But that's just an argument, and not choosing the list with Van Gogh seems like a tough sell.


Did you know that the country with the most International visitors every year is France?



I'm proud to contribute.


























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