ejp626 Posted November 4, 2009 Report Posted November 4, 2009 To be honest, I had no idea he was still alive. I've got a couple of his books but really only browsed through them. Still, certainly an intriguing figure. I did like the Quai Branley museum, which was inspired by his approach to the study of cultures. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/04/world/eu...tml?_r=1&hp Quote
brownie Posted November 4, 2009 Report Posted November 4, 2009 One of the greatest mind of his generation! He was very still much alive during last year's celebrations of his 100th birthday. 'Tristes Tropiques' is a must read book. A real mind-opener! Quote
David Gitin Posted November 4, 2009 Report Posted November 4, 2009 Tristes Tropiques and The Savage Mind were influential to me in late '60s (the latter inspired an international arts mag I edited, "Bricoleur"). Quote
BruceH Posted November 4, 2009 Report Posted November 4, 2009 Definitely one of those figures that I vaguely assumed to have passed away some time ago (no disrespect intended.) So he was healthy and in his right mind up through his 100th birthday? We should all be so lucky. RIP Quote
BruceH Posted November 6, 2009 Report Posted November 6, 2009 love the pants... Yeah, not for the first time, it occurs to me that his name is another way of saying Claude Denim-Waltz. Quote
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