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U.S. HOUSE, DISTRICT 13

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hard stones that are found in the Ural Mountains and Siberia. It's just amazing how he'll take a stone and use the variegations of the coloring in the stone itself to imitate or enliven whatever it is he's creating from it."

"He's famous for his animals carved out of stone, and we have a paperweight of three puppies playing on a mat. He made it out of marble and used the colors to make the black and white fur of the puppies," Harrison enthused.

It took Harrison nearly six years to gather the 275 pieces that were loaned to the museum for the exhibit, which are complemented by around 50 items from the Cleveland Museum of Art's own holdings.

"The real basis for the Fabergé in the show is our own great collection of Fabergé, and that will be featured," he said, although he noted that the "number of loans from private individuals are what sets this show apart from others."

He also focused on pieces that have not been in previous exhibits, which is what necessitated going to those private citizens. That means a great number of them haven't been on the "exhibition circuit" of other museums, and some have not been on display since the early 20th century.

"One is a fantastic Tiffany window of three magnolia blossoms that was shown at the World's Fair and then bought by a Russian and taken back to St. Petersburg," he said. It was put in storage at the Hermitage during the Bolshevik Revolution, he added, and this will be its first time in a modern exhibit.

Some lenders were harder to convince than others.

"One lender in particular is very paranoid about the Russian mafia stealing his works to take back to Russia," he noted. "That was a consideration, certainly."

"The queen was not very difficult," he continued. "What I find particularly admi-

rable is that Her Majesty reviewed the loan application herself. She reviews all loan applications for her collection."

"I find that in a woman who deals in state matters every day, that she takes such an interest in her own collection is quite admirable," he posited.

"I can tell you one of the most enjoyable situations was Joan Rivers, who is lending to the show, and for that it took me about a year to be granted an audience and interview with her, so I went one afternoon to her glorious apartment off of Fifth Avenue," Harrison recounted. "I came up in the elevator, and here she came, and was perfectly made up from the neck up, as if she were about to go out, and from the neck down, she was in a powder-blue terrycloth housecoat with pom-pom slippers, which just slayed me."

"As we would talk, her maid would bring another piece of Fabergé jewelry out for me to see, and at one point these things were stacking up and I wondered how these things would look being worn," he remembered. "I asked Joan if she wore any of these, and she said she normally wears reproductions of these pieces that she sells on QVC."

"She put them on her terrycloth housecoat, and by the time she was done, she looked like Queen Mary," he laughed. "It was absolutely hilarious."

After an hour, Harrison excused himself and went downstairs to a pay phone, calling Cleveland high-society florist Charles Phillips and telling him he had an hour to find out the name of Rivers' own florist. Phillips called him back in 57 minutes, and Harrison sent her a huge bouquet of tulips.

"About a month later, I got the most beautiful thank-you note from her in which she pledged her support for the exhibition, so we will have five pieces from her collection," he said.

Tickets for the show are $17; $12 for college students and seniors, and $8 for children 6-18. The Cleveland Museum of Arts is located at 11150 East Boulevard in the University Circle area. For more information, go to www.clevelandart.org or call 888-262-0033.

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OHIO HOUSE, DISTRICT 14

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OHIO HOUSE, DISTRICT 16

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OHIO HOUSE, DISTRICT 17

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CUYAHOGA COUNTY COMMISSIONER

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COURT OF APPEALS, 8TH DISTRICT

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COURT OF COMMON PLEAS

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COURT OF COMMON PLEAS

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