"The Appendix" is ARTINFO's daily round-up of other reading material from around the world.

Happy Birthday: The celebrated German painter Gerhard Richter has some celebrating to do today.

The Perils of Realism: How to cope when there is very slack allowed in one's artistic license. [Wall Street Journal]

Numbers Don't Lie: The stats for jobs in the arts are looking pretty bleak across the board. [College Art Association]

Shinny and New: You could walk by the new Diana Center at Barnard College without noticing it — and that's a good thing! [Bloomberg]

Does Not Deal Well With Disappointment: Hitler finds out that the position of director of MOCA has gone to the New York art dealer Jeffrey Deitch.[YouTube]

Walking with Wilson: "My Third Leg: Woodrow Wilsons Walking Sticks" opens at the Woodrow Wilson House in Washington D.C. on February 11. [Woodrow Wilson House]