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Even though she had nothing to do with American art, as a lifetime devotee of PBS cooking shows I would be remiss in not mentioning that today would have been the irrepressible Julia Child’s 100th birthday. If you’re near the Mall, take your lunchbreak at 1 p.m. and go see what they have planned for her surprise party at the National Museum of American History. Objects for Preparing Food, 1972 Sept. 22-1973 Jan. 1. Society of North American Goldsmiths records, Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Even though she had nothing to do with American art, as a lifetime devotee of PBS cooking shows I would be remiss in not mentioning that today would have been the irrepressible Julia Child’s 100th birthday. If you’re near the Mall, take your lunchbreak at 1 p.m. and go see what they have planned for her surprise party at the National Museum of American History.

Objects for Preparing Food, 1972 Sept. 22-1973 Jan. 1. Society of North American Goldsmiths records, Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

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