Brit paper credited Toledo

2/27/2013

Your article claiming that Toledo was snubbed by British media in their coverage of the Manet exhibition at London’s Royal Academy of Arts did not reflect my experience when I was in England (“British press snubs Toledo in coverage of Manet exhibit; Local museum’s role in show goes unmentioned,” Feb. 10).

The Jan. 21 issue of the Times of London had two pages of coverage with a statement that the exhibition was co-curated with the Toledo Museum of Art.

Names of curators are not noteworthy for a typical exhibit attendee. A public lack of knowledge of Toledo is not surprising because, with no coverage in the British press, Toledo has little or no visibility in the United Kingdom.

Despite a lack of knowledge about our museum among most people in Great Britain, the Toledo Museum of Art is highly respected among those who follow art.

PAUL LEHMANN

Harvard Boulevard

 

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