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[[strikethrough]] THURSDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1936 [[/strikethrough]]
366th Day 
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say it, instead of whispering it. I must whisper it to be honest, & so quietly that it won't be his fault if he thinks I said yes. He drew a superb sketch of me - writing my thoughts pretty accurately beside it. 

I just got a postcard from Jay with machine print saying "MEN SHOULD NEVER RUN After a street car or a woman There'll be another one along IN A MINUTE" - he should have sent it to Henry. He said Senator Wolcott thought my head of [[strikethrough]] Jay [[/strikethrough]] him was very good. I took mum to the P.W.A. show & she thought Heinz's & Henry's things were the only good ones there - wise mum! She said there aren't that many good artists in the world - so how could it be a good show? Lo & behold in came Schmidts with a flapper - they walked straight to his figure - I suppose he hasn't seen enough of it - well I have! Janet Scudder & Miss Cothren were there - & the former also told us she thought it a pathetic show - also saw Mrs. Pittman looking like a fish on land.

Well here endeth another chapter in the dreary diary of Lilian Swann - and so "not to bed" Goodbye!

Theories [[strikethrough]] MEMORANDA [[/strikethrough]] 1935-36

Observations and opinions mostly about modern art - incompleted. Have only listed facts to refer to & write about later - & these facts are not in order.

Perhaps being so driven to specializing will lead us to the key of Life, because all things are built on the same design, & are related, in their fundamental depth. In [[strikethrough]] knowing [[/strikethrough]] understanding one thing [[strikethrough]] deeply [[/strikethrough]] thoroughly, it is possible to have a [[strikethrough]] paralell [[/strikethrough]] paralell conception of many things, because it is possible to translate understanding of one thing - somewhat to another. 

The necessity of specializing happens to effect art by causing extreme tricks in order to get attention. Some People think La Chaise is decadent & ridiculous, but I think he is an excellent sculptor who has developed the trick of making his women very fat just in order to attract attention. He was willing to [[strikethrough]] be influenced by [[/strikethrough]] submit himself to peoples gossip just to commit commotion, thereby losing some self respect, but the fact remains that he is a swell artist, & might have been that much better if he hadn't lowered himself that

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