• /
Smithsonian News Service Art courtesy of Music des Arts Decoratlfs, Paris
The unknown art of living
by David M. Maxfield
Smithsonian News Service
NEW YORK--Bernard
Rudofsky has seen the enemy
and, as Pogo says, "They is
us."
Architect, author and social
critic, Rudofsky has been
poking around lately in what
he calls our "comedy of
manners," challenging and
comparing the ways we carry
out those little-examined but
"most important things in
The human species has chosen to take
its daily bread in quite a variety of
ways, and social critic Bernard
Rudofsky wonders whether the
contemporary "lap dinner" is an
improvement over the past. From top
left clockwise: Two 5th-century B.C.
noblemen of Greece recline to dine in
the customary manner of the an-
cients, a style that some contend is
better for the digestion than a sit-
down meal. A 19th-century belle
prefers the bath (forerunner of
today's hot tubs?), while modern
man, as cartoonist Saul Steinberg
demonstrates, has problems coping.
life--eating, sleeping, sitting,
cleansing and bathing."
He seems not astonished at
all that a nation deep into the
electronic age actually would
produce a dinner fork with red
and green lights built into the
handle, blinking out six
seconds for shoveling in food
and 25 seconds for chewing.
This, after all, is the cultural
descendant of an earlier age
when an advertisement in a
1903 issue of Harper's Weekly
touted the merits of the then-
fashionable automat. "The
whole operation of being
served lunch and dinner,"
said the ad, "takes about a
minute."
Rudofsky, a scholar-in-
residence at the Smithsonian's
Cooper-Hewitt Museum in
New York City, and assistant
Lucy Fellowes have included
these and other domestic
curiosities in a provocative
exhibition here designed as a
"salute to the unknown art of
living." His aim: to effcourage
Americans to reassess those
taken-for-granted habits that
regulate daily life, just at the
time "when we have second
thoughts about attributing
man's happiness to an
unending supply of things he
does not need."
Rudofsky also shares a
concern of the late U.S. Judge
Learned Hand. "Our
dangers," Hand warned, "are
not from the outrageous but
from the conforming.., those
who take their virtues and
their tastes, like their shirts
and furniture, from the
limited patterns which the
market offers."
Above all, perhaps,
Rudofsky is a believer in the
advice of C.C. Lambert-
Karlovsky, director of the
Harvard Peabody Museum,
that "our understanding of
other cultures tempers our
arrogance in believing that
ours is best."
"Did you realize," Rudofsky
asks, "that if Jesus were to
visit this country, he would
have to mend his ways?" At
the Last Supper, as depicted
by little-known but centuries-
old mosaics and embroidery,
he explains, Jesus and the
apostles are shown reclining
on couches around a table, the
custom of affluent Jews and
Romans of the day. As it turns
out, the now-familiar versiom
of the meal as a more formal,
sit-down affair were painted
by later generations of artists
to conform to the customs of
their day.
"That should give some food
for thought," says Rudofsky,
who has titled his Cooper-
Hewitt exhibit and companion
catalog "Now I lay me down to
(please turn to page 8A )
Smithsonlen News Service Art courtesy of The MetrOpolitan Museum of Art
12
.Serving Over 48 Communities in Northern New Hampshire and Vermont
July 15, 1981
anine cops protect Upper Valley
New Hampshire StateTrooper states of Vermont and New
and New Wayne Fortier. Ben lives in Hampshire.
Police are Ely with his handler, Vermont Ben, a four-year-old
the dogs. State Trooper Howard shepherd, is one of 15 canines
1 am Atherton. in the Vermont State Police
dogs, I don't use the word master patrol dog program. Eight are
and am reluctant even to use on the road and seven are in
handler, perhaps partner various stages of training,
to would be more appropriate as The dogs are trained at the
of both Ben and Oscar work as Vermo.nt Police Academy in
resides integral parts of the law en- Pittsford for a 16-week period
forcement effort in the sister and then they return oneday a
The project provides a place
• for a magazine or book, a dish
of special soap, a bottle of
lotion -- whatever you might
want near you while enjoying
a hot tub. It's also convenient
for sitting while drying toes.
Lumber is called for -- for
example, clear pine if you end
up by painting, or a hardwood
like mahogany or walnut or
birch if you plan a natural
finish.
Start the project by forming
the top two end-pieces and
attaching them to the top slab
with waterproof glue and 6d
finishing nails. Next, make the
base, shaping the ends as
shown in the detail drawing.
Each pedestal consists of
two parts which are joined in a
45 degree miter that is rein-
forced with glue and 3d
finishing nails.
Put together the top, base
and pedestals by using glue
and 6d finishing nails. Be sure
to go over all surfaces and
edges with fine sandpaper
before applying a finish. The
project should not appear to
have sharp corners. Round off
all corners, slightly at least,
by working with the sand-
paper.
_g
NEW HAMPSHIRE-VERMONT COOPERATION Trooper Wayne Fortier and Oscar (left) and Vermont
---Sister states are represented by New Hampshire Trooper Howard Atherton and Ben (right).
month for more work with case of an assault on their
their handlers. The instruction handler, the dogs will attack
at Pittsford is under the on their own. While taking
direction of head trainer Fred photographs for this article we
Busch. witnessed a very graphic
In addition to the monthly example of Ben leaping from
training, Ben and Atherton the cruiser and attacking after
attend seminars around New Trooper Atherton was
England to sharpen their grabbed.
skills and learn new The dogs are also trained to
techniques from other dog attack into gun fire if the need
handlers, arises. Certainly having a
Ben is trained primarily for trained dog gives the trooper
handler protection. This is an much needed protection and
important aspect as members makes him a more efficient
of the State Police work alone law enforcement officer.
in a rural area where a backup The patrol dogs are trained
is often a very long way off. to search buildings, guard
Ben and his colleagues will prisoners and assist in crowd
attack on command, or in the control. They can also trail if
A MAN'S BEST FRIEND-A DOG'S BEST FRIEN-
D--New Hampshire State Trooper Wayne Fortler in a
more relaxed moment with his constant companion
Oscar.
A TIME FOR WORK-Oscar's job is tracking and he
can sniff out a trail with the best of the tracking dogs
in the nation.
the scent is fresh.
Searching a darkened
building such as a warehouse
is a dangerous task for an
officer and one that most
dislike. The dogs are trained
to do the job efficiently
without the handler exposing
himself.
If a subject is where the dog
can get at him, the dog will
bite. If out of reach, the dog
will bark to alert his handler
that someone is in the
building.
Ben is four years old and
lives with the Atherton family.
ite is treated just as any house
pet and like most is very
protective of his family.
Troopor Atherton has been
with the State Police for six
and a half years. The last two
have been spent in the local
area.
He is married and has two
children, a boy and a girl.
()scar is an-eight-year old
black and tan bloodhound.
He is one of six bloodhounds
owned by the New Hampshire
State Police who also have II
shepherds.
Your ad, this size,
on page 1 of
the Second Opinion
is only $5.00
Oscar's original training Albert Darling who heads the
was conducted by retired Lt. bloodhound program for New
Gene Meyers and lasted for a Hampshire.
year. The bloodhound team meets
After being assigned to once a month (or training. In
Fortier, who is Oscar's fourth addition Oscar and rooper
handler, both man and dog Fortiex track an average of
trained for three months three days a week during
under the tutelage of Cpl. (pleaseturntopage2A)
THE VERMONT TEAM--Trooper Howard Atherton
and his attack dog Ben can be your friend or, if you are
on the wrong side of the law, can be a formidable
opponent.
HAVE YOU HEARD ...
Lunch is now being served on the deck of BONNIE OAKS
overlooking Lake Morey...
... DELICIOUS
Your ad, this size, on page
of the Second Opinion
is only $10.00
WEST FAIRLEE CENTER CHURCH
MIDDLE BROOK ROAD
SUNDAY
July 19, 7:30 PM Rev. Harold R. Albert
• /
Smithsonian News Service Art courtesy of Music des Arts Decoratlfs, Paris
The unknown art of living
by David M. Maxfield
Smithsonian News Service
NEW YORK--Bernard
Rudofsky has seen the enemy
and, as Pogo says, "They is
us."
Architect, author and social
critic, Rudofsky has been
poking around lately in what
he calls our "comedy of
manners," challenging and
comparing the ways we carry
out those little-examined but
"most important things in
The human species has chosen to take
its daily bread in quite a variety of
ways, and social critic Bernard
Rudofsky wonders whether the
contemporary "lap dinner" is an
improvement over the past. From top
left clockwise: Two 5th-century B.C.
noblemen of Greece recline to dine in
the customary manner of the an-
cients, a style that some contend is
better for the digestion than a sit-
down meal. A 19th-century belle
prefers the bath (forerunner of
today's hot tubs?), while modern
man, as cartoonist Saul Steinberg
demonstrates, has problems coping.
life--eating, sleeping, sitting,
cleansing and bathing."
He seems not astonished at
all that a nation deep into the
electronic age actually would
produce a dinner fork with red
and green lights built into the
handle, blinking out six
seconds for shoveling in food
and 25 seconds for chewing.
This, after all, is the cultural
descendant of an earlier age
when an advertisement in a
1903 issue of Harper's Weekly
touted the merits of the then-
fashionable automat. "The
whole operation of being
served lunch and dinner,"
said the ad, "takes about a
minute."
Rudofsky, a scholar-in-
residence at the Smithsonian's
Cooper-Hewitt Museum in
New York City, and assistant
Lucy Fellowes have included
these and other domestic
curiosities in a provocative
exhibition here designed as a
"salute to the unknown art of
living." His aim: to effcourage
Americans to reassess those
taken-for-granted habits that
regulate daily life, just at the
time "when we have second
thoughts about attributing
man's happiness to an
unending supply of things he
does not need."
Rudofsky also shares a
concern of the late U.S. Judge
Learned Hand. "Our
dangers," Hand warned, "are
not from the outrageous but
from the conforming.., those
who take their virtues and
their tastes, like their shirts
and furniture, from the
limited patterns which the
market offers."
Above all, perhaps,
Rudofsky is a believer in the
advice of C.C. Lambert-
Karlovsky, director of the
Harvard Peabody Museum,
that "our understanding of
other cultures tempers our
arrogance in believing that
ours is best."
"Did you realize," Rudofsky
asks, "that if Jesus were to
visit this country, he would
have to mend his ways?" At
the Last Supper, as depicted
by little-known but centuries-
old mosaics and embroidery,
he explains, Jesus and the
apostles are shown reclining
on couches around a table, the
custom of affluent Jews and
Romans of the day. As it turns
out, the now-familiar versiom
of the meal as a more formal,
sit-down affair were painted
by later generations of artists
to conform to the customs of
their day.
"That should give some food
for thought," says Rudofsky,
who has titled his Cooper-
Hewitt exhibit and companion
catalog "Now I lay me down to
(please turn to page 8A )
Smithsonlen News Service Art courtesy of The MetrOpolitan Museum of Art
12
.Serving Over 48 Communities in Northern New Hampshire and Vermont
July 15, 1981
anine cops protect Upper Valley
New Hampshire StateTrooper states of Vermont and New
and New Wayne Fortier. Ben lives in Hampshire.
Police are Ely with his handler, Vermont Ben, a four-year-old
the dogs. State Trooper Howard shepherd, is one of 15 canines
1 am Atherton. in the Vermont State Police
dogs, I don't use the word master patrol dog program. Eight are
and am reluctant even to use on the road and seven are in
handler, perhaps partner various stages of training,
to would be more appropriate as The dogs are trained at the
of both Ben and Oscar work as Vermo.nt Police Academy in
resides integral parts of the law en- Pittsford for a 16-week period
forcement effort in the sister and then they return oneday a
The project provides a place
• for a magazine or book, a dish
of special soap, a bottle of
lotion -- whatever you might
want near you while enjoying
a hot tub. It's also convenient
for sitting while drying toes.
Lumber is called for -- for
example, clear pine if you end
up by painting, or a hardwood
like mahogany or walnut or
birch if you plan a natural
finish.
Start the project by forming
the top two end-pieces and
attaching them to the top slab
with waterproof glue and 6d
finishing nails. Next, make the
base, shaping the ends as
shown in the detail drawing.
Each pedestal consists of
two parts which are joined in a
45 degree miter that is rein-
forced with glue and 3d
finishing nails.
Put together the top, base
and pedestals by using glue
and 6d finishing nails. Be sure
to go over all surfaces and
edges with fine sandpaper
before applying a finish. The
project should not appear to
have sharp corners. Round off
all corners, slightly at least,
by working with the sand-
paper.
_g
NEW HAMPSHIRE-VERMONT COOPERATION Trooper Wayne Fortier and Oscar (left) and Vermont
---Sister states are represented by New Hampshire Trooper Howard Atherton and Ben (right).
month for more work with case of an assault on their
their handlers. The instruction handler, the dogs will attack
at Pittsford is under the on their own. While taking
direction of head trainer Fred photographs for this article we
Busch. witnessed a very graphic
In addition to the monthly example of Ben leaping from
training, Ben and Atherton the cruiser and attacking after
attend seminars around New Trooper Atherton was
England to sharpen their grabbed.
skills and learn new The dogs are also trained to
techniques from other dog attack into gun fire if the need
handlers, arises. Certainly having a
Ben is trained primarily for trained dog gives the trooper
handler protection. This is an much needed protection and
important aspect as members makes him a more efficient
of the State Police work alone law enforcement officer.
in a rural area where a backup The patrol dogs are trained
is often a very long way off. to search buildings, guard
Ben and his colleagues will prisoners and assist in crowd
attack on command, or in the control. They can also trail if
A MAN'S BEST FRIEND-A DOG'S BEST FRIEN-
D--New Hampshire State Trooper Wayne Fortler in a
more relaxed moment with his constant companion
Oscar.
A TIME FOR WORK-Oscar's job is tracking and he
can sniff out a trail with the best of the tracking dogs
in the nation.
the scent is fresh.
Searching a darkened
building such as a warehouse
is a dangerous task for an
officer and one that most
dislike. The dogs are trained
to do the job efficiently
without the handler exposing
himself.
If a subject is where the dog
can get at him, the dog will
bite. If out of reach, the dog
will bark to alert his handler
that someone is in the
building.
Ben is four years old and
lives with the Atherton family.
ite is treated just as any house
pet and like most is very
protective of his family.
Troopor Atherton has been
with the State Police for six
and a half years. The last two
have been spent in the local
area.
He is married and has two
children, a boy and a girl.
()scar is an-eight-year old
black and tan bloodhound.
He is one of six bloodhounds
owned by the New Hampshire
State Police who also have II
shepherds.
Your ad, this size,
on page 1 of
the Second Opinion
is only $5.00
Oscar's original training Albert Darling who heads the
was conducted by retired Lt. bloodhound program for New
Gene Meyers and lasted for a Hampshire.
year. The bloodhound team meets
After being assigned to once a month (or training. In
Fortier, who is Oscar's fourth addition Oscar and rooper
handler, both man and dog Fortiex track an average of
trained for three months three days a week during
under the tutelage of Cpl. (pleaseturntopage2A)
THE VERMONT TEAM--Trooper Howard Atherton
and his attack dog Ben can be your friend or, if you are
on the wrong side of the law, can be a formidable
opponent.
HAVE YOU HEARD ...
Lunch is now being served on the deck of BONNIE OAKS
overlooking Lake Morey...
... DELICIOUS
Your ad, this size, on page
of the Second Opinion
is only $10.00
WEST FAIRLEE CENTER CHURCH
MIDDLE BROOK ROAD
SUNDAY
July 19, 7:30 PM Rev. Harold R. Albert
