Presidential Blue Plate Special (ArtsWatch)

Presidential Blue Plate Special

The Philadelphia Museum of Art doesn't like to brag, but it is regularly loaning out works for exhibitions in Japan, Paris and New York - and right now, near D.C. If you happen to be at Mount Vernon for President's Day (or any point through January) you can visit the fruits of a passion for presidential plates that manifested itself in the collection of Robert L. McNeil Jr. The fancy stack of china, which McNeil donated to the PMA, covers 21 presidential administrations. The one at left belonged to Mr. Washington.

Posted by Peter Dobrin on February 18, 2008 6:20 AM | Permalink

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Peter Dobrin has been writing about classical music and the arts for The Inquirer since 1989. He earned an undergraduate degree in performance from the University of Miami, and received a master's degree in music criticism from the Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University.

He’s grateful for news tips, willing to engage in a certain amount of back and forth with readers, but is unfortunately unable to remove old LPs from your basement or post photographs of your cat.

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