The Gauguin painting has generated record crowds at the Nagoya museum.
(David Israel for The Boston Globe)
On loan, sublime awe
A jewel of the MFA staggers crowds in Japan
The Gauguin painting has generated record crowds at the Nagoya museum.
(David Israel for The Boston Globe)
NAGOYA, Japan - One woman in the throng of admirers stood in front of the painting and cried. Another had just driven 2 1/2 hours from Osaka to be among the first to get close to it. "I felt goose bumps in my skin," she said after she did. A third, in halting English, struggled to explain the significance of ... (Full article: 1137 words)
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