A Letter From The Publisher, Nov. 1, 1954

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We might add that this reader will have a record of a kind of journalism that we are very proud of. For in our Art section, as elsewhere in TIME, we strive to combine good reporting, writing and good pictures with critical judgment. We believe that this combination was well illustrated in our report (Oct. 4) of the restoration of Leonardo da Vinci's Last Supper. TIME was the first national magazine in the U.S. to publish pictures of this fully restored 456-year-old mural. In this week's Art section, we contrast modern sacred art with the old masters, supplementing the story with a full color reproduction of The Virgin and Child, with Saints and a Carthusian Donor by Jan van Eyck and Petrus Christus.

Cordially yours,