It was a very special day. As we were flying back from Florida to work on a last revision of “Daniel Chester French: American Sculptor” before the premiere this coming weekend @mahaiwetent performing arts center in #greatbarrington , the monument revealed itself before us. On final approach the jet banked right, then left, and when we spoted the Potomac, I knew the gift was just about to unwrap before me, and there it was the jewel crowning the American Renaissance Experience.