Armavirumque, Apr 08, 2003 02:59 PM

Mario Naves writes in

by James Panero

James,

Read your review of William Bailey over pizza this afternoon and enjoyed it immensely. (You were on the money about Georges and Thiebaud, too.) For what it’s worth, "The New York Press" also had an anti-Bailey piece some weeks ago, which was less vituperative than "The New Yorker" blurb, but no less telling. (It might be on their web-site.) I think Bailey, like Fairfield Porter, pisses people off because his "conservatism" can’t be denied; he’s just too good of a painter.

Thanks, Mario. I had your excellent Observer piece to go on.