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The New York Times > Books > Mr. Natural's Creator Visits the World of Art

The New York Times > Books > Mr. Natural's Creator Visits the World of Art : "After the discussion, Mr. Crumb quickly ducked out of the library, avoiding a throng of fans, and later joined Mr. Hughes for dinner, where they took a while to warm up to each other, but by the end were in a spirited discussion about Hitler's architect, Albert Speer, whom Mr. Hughes interviewed in the late 1970's. Mr. Hughes told about an exchange in which Speer said that architecture was certainly one way to unite a people, but that if the Nazis had had television, there would have been no stopping them. Mr. Crumb, finishing his plate of baked chicken, beamed. 'Oh, that's great,' he said. 'It's true.'"