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I think all the suggested future sites sound terrific. Just to complicate
matters I'd like to add Indianapolis. The Indianapolis Museum of Art is the
seventh largest art museum in the US. In nearby Bloomington there's the
Indiana University Art Museum, the Lilly Library's extraordinary
collections of rare books and manuscripts, and a fabulous Thomas Hart
Benton mural in the University Auditorium. Another major reason for ARLIS
to go to Indianapolis: the presence of BJ Irvine at IU, which for me, makes
Bloomington the center of the ARLIS/VRA universe. (Can you tell I'm a
former student?) *And* in case you need another reason to want to go: the
nearby town of Columbus, Indiana contains an extraordinary number of
buildings by important architects -- check out
http://www.cornishproductions.com/Place/Columbus/Columbus1.html.

The local members may wish I'd kept my mouth shut. I do appreciate how much
work it would mean for them to organize a conference in Indianapolis with
trips to Bloomington and Columbus. And I do recognize that ARLIS is not
responsible for helping me find an excuse to (re)visit Indiana.

Kathy Martinez

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Katharine Martinez, Herman and Joan Suit Librarian
Fine Arts Library
Harvard University
32 Quincy Street
Cambridge, MA  02138

Phone: (617) 496-1504
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