...might be the
Ava Gardner Museum in Smithfield, North Carolina, since folks interested in Ava would also be interested in her continuing cultural relevance. We figured they would think visitors to the museum would want to read
a book that includes what such great writers as Robert Graves, Margaret Atwood, and Allan Gurganus, not to mention many others from around the world, thought and felt about Miss Gardner. We figured that the inspiration Ava still offers all of these artists would, if not fascinate them, then at least be a source of a little curiosity to them.
Well, we were wrong, I guess. The Museum has chosen not to carry the book or display it at their upcoming Ava Fest because they feel it runs counter to the mission of the museum since, in their opinion, the volume too often shows Ava in a bad light and contains too much sexuality.
Ava and sex? Who woulda thunk it?
I always thought museums were supposed to be education institutions, y'know, organizations unafraid of art and what art can reveal about life and people.
My apologies, Miss Gardner. I think you really would have liked the volume.
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