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The E-Sylum: Volume 27, Number 19, May 12 2024, Article 9

COMMENTS: WHY BOGGS? WHY NOW?

Several comments have come in on the video of my recent talk on money artist J.S.G. Boggs at Washington University in St. Louis. -Editor

WUSTL J.S.G. Boggs Exhibit

Clifford Mishler writes:

"I enjoyed sitting in on your Boggs program at Central States."

Bill Eckberg writes:

"Really great talk. You were very natural and gave great information.

"For some reason, despite my interest in numismatics, art and science, I missed learning about him. I wish I had."

Gosia Fort writes:

"I loved it. You made me sit glued to the computer screen soaking your every word. Sure Boggs was an interesting person and I have heard you talking about him before, but this lecture was absolutely wonderful. What a delivery!"

Others wrote:

"I have watched your presentation. Very educational."

"While I have been enjoying all of the presentations, I enjoyed this one the most. Well done!"

"Much enjoyed it. Learned a lot. He was certainly ahead of his time, as were you in recognizing his significance."

The reader also noted Jasper John's numbers works, which parallel Boggs' early interest in the form of numbers. -Editor

  jasper_johns_numbers_painting
  jasper johns numeral series

For more information, see:
https://www.moma.org/collection/works/series/74613
https://whitney.org/collection/series/4390
https://n4mb3rs.com/jasper-johns-painting-numbers/

Jim Haas was unable to read the text under Boggs' rendition of my signature on the exhibited $50 bill, so I sent him a higher resolution image. It's "Treasurer of the Unit." -Editor

  $50 Boggs bill Wayne K. Homren Treasurer of the Unit

  $50 Boggs bill Wayne K. Homren Treasurer of the Unit

Jim writes:

"So from now on I will refer to you as the Honorable Treasurer."

Edwin Johnston was inspired to ask AI to create a $5,000 Boggs bill. -Editor

  AI-generated $5,000 Boggs bill

Another viewer wrote:

"I loved the presentation. You are a great storyteller. The question in mind is how did Boggs end up teaching at the university without a degree?"

I knew just who to ask for an answer to that question - Robert Cavalier, who helped bring Boggs to the CMU Philosophy department: "We could be pretty creative when opportunities arose for hiring someone outside the regular channels. Because we were interested in doing some multimedia work with Boggs he was given a special research position. There was no formal classroom teaching involved."

Thanks, everyone. -Editor

To read the earlier E-Sylum articles, see:
WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST. LOUIS EXHIBITS (https://www.coinbooks.org/v27/esylum_v27n07a06.html)
VIDEO: WHY BOGGS? WHY NOW? (https://www.coinbooks.org/v27/esylum_v27n17a08.html)



Wayne Homren, Editor

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