2018年11月13日 星期二

There are 25 versions of Rodin's 'The Thinker.' The Cleveland Art Museum version was bombed on March 24, 1970...




Happy B-day Rodin! There are 25 versions of Rodin's 'The Thinker.' The Cleveland Art Museum version was bombed on March 24, 1970 by a radical political group to protest Vietnam, which caused irreparable damaged. The bomb, placed on a pedestal had the power of about three sticks of dynamite.


stick noun [ C ] (THIN PIECE)

thin piece of wood:
The campers collected sticks to start a fire.
A stick is also a longthin handle with a specially shaped end, usedesp. to play hockey and lacrosse.
A stick can also be a longthin piece of something:
sticks of dynamite
a stick of chewing gum

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