Miller vs Hearst. Miller wins.

I can't accurately describe how great the Henry Miller Memorial Library is. It would do well, I think, to compare it to the Hearst Castle. Both are tourist stops along highway 1 that travels the coast of California. Both are places that contain art. Both are sort of museums and monuments to a specific man. One I find to be natural, unassuming, open and free. The other I find to be ostentatious, not in harmony with its environment, and more to do with power over nature than harmony. But I need to think more about this. It's too easy to attack W. R. Hearst. Perhaps he should be celebrated for bringing so much European culture to the coast of California.

Henry Miller Memorial Library

Hearst Castle