European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 12, 1981, Darmstadt, Hesse                                And stripes h mugging of Muse brings mugging of artist in court by Hugh Mulligan Boston a artists Are quaking at their turning Pate in the North Light of their Ateliers Over a libel award made recently by a new York civil court jury in the curious Case of the mugging of the the under Appeal by Painter Paul resulted from an allegorical Canvas showing three men with drawn ships pouncing on an ill Clad Maiden from a darkened White nearby a winged Angel watches and a fire hydrant gushes artist Georges called it the mugging of the fellow artists Anthony Siani and Jacob Silberman called for their they claimed two of the muggers bore a distinct resemblance to and the libel jury agreed to the tune of other artists painting in a realistic Mode worry that the judgment against who denied any intention of libel ing his May set off an Avalanche of similar suits from people in flattering by depicted in paintings or claim ing to see themselves inside a picture its the biggest court suit to hit the Art world since James Mcneill whist Ler collared for his mouthpiece to silence John but that was a Case of a Painter going after a not a subject after an the most powerful critic in Vic Torian was not Overly found of whistlers murky flamboyant lifestyle the butter was tinted Blue in the precious breakfast parties Whistler gave at his House on the thames embankment where every Wall was painted a different color or the High prices he asked for his so when Whistler unveiled the falling or a Nocturne in Black and Ruskin wrote that he never sex european edition Rose Usan Deputy editor chief Mert editor Elmer Henry production manager manager this newspaper is an authorized unofficial publication for armed forces the Start and stripes is published in con unction with the armed forces information program of the department of contents of the stars and stripes Are not necessarily the 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Mil Vogel Weh 6050 Civ 6901503 or Mil 6556 Civ my 7256 North German Rheb Imeln my 7103 6025 Civ my Greece Civ Italy victim Civ Spain Madrid Civ ms7s44 or air in 7541 Turkey Istanbul Civ 24174 sans it aftem Greenham common Civ Newbury 0435 military Newburg 0435 44241 petted to hear a coxcomb ask 200 guineas then about for flinging a pot of paint in the Public then As meant a conceited a the description seemed accurate but Whistler sued for he won one Farthing a fourth of a British Penny but the court costs bankrupted him and he gained Little personal satisfaction because Ruskin was too old and infirm to appear at the the eventually sold for 800 guineas about every time i paint a portrait i lose a said John Singer the most sought after artist of his Nowa Days he might complain of losing a libel suit with every famous portrait Sitters have resorted to violence in the past but rarely to litigation to even the score with a Winston it was revealed after his put his admiralty sword through a portrait done of him by a noted member of the Royal it made me look As if i were having a difficult sir Winston complained to Somerset a sunday Painter of More than passable Churchill always was hard on Fel Low especially the on re Cord is the speech broadcast Over bbl by sir Alfred president of the Royal at the induction of Churchill into that August on my left i have our newly elected extraordinary member of the Winston and i remember him saying to if you met Pic Asso Corning Down the Street would you join me in kicking his something something i sir i would prolonged Picasso did not shout for his solicitor Bellow for his but the speech was resented by some academicians and resignations Given the availability of satisfaction in the one wonders if Mona Lisa might not have brought an action against Leonardo Davinci for dabbing that silly smile on her otherwise gorgeous As witness for the she could have called had he been around at the time Eugene the famous american portrait artist who a por trait is a picture where there is something wrong with the or Charles Dick ens there Are Only two styles in portrait painting the serious and the on the basis of the Georges by Agio a master of ceremonies at the had a Case against Michel Angelo for winding up in As Midas with donkeys in the last judge the prelate was condemned to perdition for complaining to the Pope that the artist was painting dirty nude Fig on the altar Wall of the sistine Chap when Cesena begged Paul in to have his portrait Obil rated from the famous Fresco his holiness coyly i might have released you from but Over hell i have no later history vindicated for a time during the counter re formation a Public moralize named Areti no decreed that the nudity in Michelange los masterpiece May be suitable in a bathroom but not in the holiest Daniele a an excellent was brought in to put britches on the naked earning for himself the embarrassing nickname of in Brach Ettone the britches getting Back to the mugging of the i wonder if its too late to sue the photographer who took my first com Munion it was my mothers favor but Ive always hated tetters to the editor guarding against Bike thieves i Wui leave before i i want to advise you of a situation that exists in our housing does someone in your family own a dirt Bike if guard it with your it is an endangered dont leave it unattended while going into your quarters to get a drink or grab a Quick it probably wont be there when you go dont Chain it to the basement Stair railing and think if s Safe chances Are you will find the stripped remains there the next you ours is in the basement storage safely locked and Only i have the you have been lulled into a false sense of there Are probably a dozen or More keys in circulation within the housing that work on your storage if these thieves want your  even remove the Glass in the storage room window to gain Access to it it is happening in our housing you have Little Hope of recovering parts will be disbursed among the various and the remainder of the Bike is stockpiled somewhere to be used As what about the parents of these Bike you surely they realize that their teenage sons have a never ending Supply of replacement parts with no monetary i cant answer that i dont understand maybe they Trust their but there is a time when absolute Trust becomes Blind As near As i can there has been almost Worth of dirt bikes or Bax bikes stolen in the last four and that equals a lot of Blind stupidity or whichever you Call take that Bike and put it in your so that seems to be the Only Safe place for if your son always manages to have a Friend who just happened to have that part that he needed for an emergency repair or a new mag wheel instead of that cheap wire spoke wheel or if teenage Bobby just happened to find a dirt Bike Frame in the dump and his Friend Danny had All the spare parts to put together a really bad dirt Bike Wake up open your eyes your son could be one of the Bike building and stairwell your building is your party boiler drying rooms and the storage areas under the Middle stairwells Are being used to Spray paint and rebuild stolen take a few minutes and Check these areas in the party Check the attic and the two Small doors that Lead to inthe Wall storage you May be surprised at what you if you do find Bike confront the parents of the boy that owns or Contact the military police dont let it and keep on making periodic the thieves move their work and storage areas they Are Only if this housing area unites can these thieves be you must take away their safety and you can Only do that by if you dont get it might be your dependent that has tears in his eyes and Why was it my Bike i know it happened to my now ill say goodbye and Good friends and Angell roman Way housing Germany Stop griping ride a bicycle those two poor Fellows called name withheld in Frankfurt who want to go Home in 18 please give them this message As soon As you can they Are letting jealousy and apathy Rob them of one of the most rewarding experiences they could have of travel in eur they can probably give a few reasons All based on Lack of Money for not getting out and adventuring in this country and the others around May i suggest that they Cut Down on cigarettes and Beer if that is where the Money goes and save up enough to take advantage of the Tours to Berchtesgaden or Garmisch or Berlin which Are All wonderful and Are so heavily subsidized by the government that they should be in financial reach of everyone who is there Are Volks marches All Over Ger Many and there Are army buses getting us Story killed his Joy after All the anger and frustration Felt by the american Why do you run an article iranians in claim they Felt like the Day after our prisoners Are released As a member of the forces serving in Europe i suggest a Little More compassion be used in selecting the mixture of subjects used in your i am highly youve managed to successfully take away what Joy i had concerning our own Peoples i will even go so far As to say you May have undermined the Overall happiness of the americans stationed in Europe through your neglect and Lack of i feel that the United states of America has suffered enough shame Over this situation without having our noses rubbed in Gary Dickenson Germany there Are roads out in the country and through the Woods that Are off limits to most traffic so great that now that we Are about to finish three years in Germany in already feeling homesick for the Good biking the Thrift shops often have bikes for Sale and if the budget cant stand the go junking and find an old German Bike and fix it and try the hostels they Are All Over the there Are so Many things available through the recreation centers that you Fellows Are Blind to when you Start com be grateful for what you have instead of griping about something you cant do any thing and which int that great any in Case you think in just a dependent civilian and Haven been in your i should add that during world War 11 when we worked six Days a 1 spent months being a private in the wac and having a wonderful time off duty exploring the area near the Fields by it didst take any Money going to the bother of getting have fun Arthur Mccuish Germany reminder All letters to the editor must contain the full printed name and address of the writer and must be we do not read unsigned but we will withhold your name on request and protect your writers Are encouraged to include phone number and Economy especially if they desire a fast because of the Large volume of mail this column receives tetters that Are Brief and to the Point have a much better Chance of being