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Dishonor Johnson Not for His Horrible Politics, But for His Propagation of Ugliness

Dishonor Johnson Not for His Horrible Politics, But for His Propagation of Ugliness
American architect Philip Johnson (1906–2005), chairman of the Department of Architecture of the Museum of Modern Art, at an exhibition held at the MoMA in New York City, N.Y., circa 1932. Keystone-Underwood/FPG/Hulton Archive/Getty Images
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A group of artists and architects has called upon the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York to remove the name of Philip Johnson from all public mention on its walls or spaces, and if the recent record of cultural and educational institutions is anything to go by, they will soon have their way. As we have discovered of late, the inclination to appeasement did not end with Deladier and Chamberlain at Munich.

Theodore Dalrymple
Theodore Dalrymple
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Theodore Dalrymple is a retired doctor. He is contributing editor of the City Journal of New York and the author of 30 books, including “Life at the Bottom.” His latest book is “Embargo and Other Stories.”
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