WASHINGTON —
President Barack Obama is appointing a known critic of the
planned Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial design to serve on the federal
commission that oversees the project.
The White House announced Obama’s intent to appoint former
National Endowment for the Humanities chairman Bruce Cole last month,
but it drew little attention while Congress was in recess. Cole led the
humanities endowment under President George W. Bush.
In the past
two years, Cole, an art historian and scholar, has published at least
two articles criticizing architect Frank Gehry’s design for the
Eisenhower Memorial....
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The White House announced Obama’s intent to appoint former
National Endowment for the Humanities chairman Bruce Cole last month,
but it drew little attention while Congress was in recess. Cole led the
humanities endowment under President George W. Bush.
In the past
two years, Cole, an art historian and scholar, has published at least
two articles criticizing architect Frank Gehry’s design for the
Eisenhower Memorial.
Read more here: http://www.kansascity.com/2013/09/03/4455856/obama-names-critic-to-eisenhower.html#storylink=cpy
