To the editors:
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Sadly, I have joined the minions of people who view the media with skepticism at best. I question the journalistic integrity of Tom Valeo, author of the Reader’s recent article on Paul Glick [August 10]. Mr. Valeo obtained the (mis)quotes attributed to me on the pretext of preparing an article for Chicago magazine on the opening of the Robert-Lucas salon following the demise of Mr. Glick’s salon. Rather, I found myself as a contributor to Glick’s hagiography–the metamorphosis from unwitting hairdresser to “serious artist.” I take issue with Mr. Valeo’s characterization that the former regard I once held for Mr. Glick was greater than the love I have for my father. Mr. Valeo put words into my mouth–he was both highly presumptuous and very much mistaken.
Robert Harty
First interview: “In a way, I think of him as a father, a father who showed me how to dress, and who taught me how to behave.”
