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Men at Work [Report] Men at Work
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“Best Gas Station”

“Best Gas Station,” a photograph by Lisa Elmaleh, whose work is on view through December 12 at the Tony Hungerford Memorial Art Gallery at the College of Southern Maryland, in La Plata, Maryland.
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An untitled painting by Dorothy Hood, whose work is on view through December 21 at McClain Gallery, in Houston

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An untitled painting by Dorothy Hood, whose work is on view through December 21 at McClain Gallery, in Houston.
Courtesy McClain Gallery, Houston, and the Art Museum of South Texas, Corpus Christi
“Bobbi as a Bat, 2017,” a series of photographs by Claire Christerson

“Bobbi as a Bat, 2017”

“Bobbi as a Bat, 2017,” a series of photographs by Claire Christerson, whose work will be on view in January at AALA Gallery, in Los Angeles.
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Untitled #8 (The Dining Room)

Untitled #8 (The Dining Room), a painting by Lari Pittman, whose work is on view through January at the Hammer Museum, in Los Angeles.
© Lari Pittman/Collection of Christen Sveaas. Courtesy the Hammer Museum and Regen Projects, Los Angeles

The Chronicles of New York City, 2018–19 (detail)

The Chronicles of New York City, 2018–19 (detail), a mixed-media artwork by JR, whose work is on view through May 3, 2020, at the Brooklyn Museum, in New York.
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At Ivanwald, men learn to be leaders by loving their leaders. “They’re so busy loving us,” a brother once explained to me, “but who’s loving them?” We were. The brothers each paid $400 per month for room and board, but we were also the caretakers of The Cedars, cleaning its gutters, mowing its lawns, whacking weeds and blowing leaves and sanding. And we were called to serve on Tuesday mornings, when The Cedars hosted a regular prayer breakfast typically presided over by Ed Meese, the former attorney general. Each week the breakfast brought together a rotating group of ambassadors, businessmen, and American politicians. Three of Ivanwald’s brothers also attended, wearing crisp shirts starched just for the occasion; one would sit at the table while the other two poured coffee. 

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