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OPENING GALA FOR THE DENVER ART MUSEUM AND OUR BUDDHA SHRINE ON DISPLAY

Gio Ponti designed the incredible Denver Art Museum structure 50 years ago. After years of effort, the the renovated and greatly expanded north building opened as the Lanny and Sharon Martin Building. We purchased tickets for the opening gala before Marla’s illness. As the date approached I asked…

THE HUNT FOR BEAUTIFUL LITTLE TREASURES

Marla told me years ago,…”If you choose to collect ‘stuff’, you are in charge of cleaning it!” I love my stuff so it is a small price to pay. If you visited our home I am sure you would be thinking, “Dick must…

OUR BUDDHA SCULPTURE FINDS A NEW HOME IN THE DENVER ART MUSEUM

We were a little sad but also happy our Buddha sculpture was heading to the Denver Art Museum. Last year Marla and I worked with Tianlong Jiao, the former curator of the Asian Art Department, to reunite the sculpture with its original Burmese pavilion. We donated the 19th century pavilion…