alfred barr another incredible, amazing figure in american art history. in american history, really. 1929 was the founding director of, the museum of modern art in new york. and he had long, especially when this controversy about, advancing american art and circus girl wresting came up. he had sent truman book about modern art, trying to convince him that there was value in it. and truman sent him a very nice note back saying, i appreciate you trying convert me to the modern viewpoint, but you won't. but alfred barr never gave trying to convince harry truman about the merits of modern art. and when he heard that truman would be in the south of france, he decided why don't we have pablo picasso convince him about the merits of modern art. and so barr learned through a chain of a sort of a game of telephone. sam rosenman was a law partner with ralph coughlin, who was on the board at moma and that's how alfred barr heard that the truman's were going to france. and so he decided to set up this meeting between truman and picasso. so and i think it's really one