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Tacked to an adjacent wall is a recently completed work, “Artist Receives Mind-Blowing Inspiration,” the titular painter gripping wilting brushes as his cranium floats away in a geyser of foaming, toxic-spill green.

From New York Times • Jul. 13, 2021

His “Salome Receives the Head of John the Baptist” introduces a section demonstrating how his influence initiated a distinct school of painting there, despite the brevity of his sojourns.

From New York Times • Nov. 9, 2016

‘Nobody Receives a Full Ride to John Brown University’ When I visited the John Brown University campus last summer, I met my admissions counselor for the first time.

From New York Times • Apr. 19, 2013

To the first issue of Know Thyself he contributed a poem, Love, which begins: "A subtle dart From Cupid's bow, And, lo, the heart Receives a blow!"

From Time Magazine Archive

Receives medal of honor from France for distinguished efforts in international education.

From "The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War" by Michael Shaara



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