Remembering Thomas Hoving, Visionary (and Wonderfully Vulgar) Met Director
Hoving was a madman, and of a specific type: the utterly fearless, patrician vulgarian.
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Hoving was a madman, and of a specific type: the utterly fearless, patrician vulgarian.
According to a new book, ex-Met-director Philippe de Montebello didn't always get along with his predecessor — and their clashes were every bit as explosive as you might expect.
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