The Impatient Reader | The American 250
Rainey KnudsonHome of The American 250: 250 words on 250 objects, throughout 2026. Ultra-short entries on art and other things.
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209. Michael Galbreth, Make
Michael Galbreth, Make, 2019. Altered hat. 5 x 6 x 10 inches. © All rights reserved.
It’s just a red hat. But of course, it’s not: the physical object, one’s choice to wear it or not, and the phrase itself are saturated with meaning. What...
208. Jack o’ Lantern
There’s the name, and there’s the gourd, and there’s the holiday. The name originally meant a night watchman, or the vaporous lights rising from swamps. At some point it was attached to an old, universal story about a man tricking the devil...
207. “The New Colossus” Plaque
source: NPS
The statue wasn’t a success initially. One British journalist observed, “America did not want the statue. She took it because it was offered.” Liberty Enlightening the World was meant to be a working lighthouse symbolizing free...
206. Halston Girl Scout Uniform
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It was 1978, peak Studio 54. Halston was the It designer for the glamorous disco set, for whom he specialized in sequins, chiffon, and drapey silhouettes. His pal Liza Minnelli said his sensual clothes “danced with you.”
The hard-p...
205. Pet Rock
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It was supposed to be a book. In 1975, Gary Dahl, a struggling California ad man, was sitting at a bar with friends who were complaining about their pets: the expense, the trouble with walking and training, the furniture getting des...
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I keep it short. Art and other things. Author of The MFAH 100; founder of Glasstire: Texas visual art online.
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