In spite of my loud and legal protestations that the vote should not be added to the tally, the RO on intimidation by the NDC Regional Chairman and his Metro
Director caved in to their pressure — collating invalid results.
The opening reception was held at the Corcoran Gallery, which had
caved to political
pressure by canceling the late photographer's retrospective, and the convocation was given by Dennis Barrie, the Contemporary Arts Center
director who had been charged with obscenity for not canceling Mapplethorpe's show
in Cincinnati.