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I can hear them calling way from Oregon...(james whistler)
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Dirk, Moderator
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May 12, 2019 12:24PM
...And it's almost Independence Day
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Spot on Ruth!I had a suspicion that this wasn't going to take long;-)
This is a pretty famous one, when it was first exhibited at a London gallery in 1877 the public reaction was rather negative
Art critic John Ruskin dismissed Whistler’s effort as “flinging a pot of paint in the public’s face,” as in his opinion it contained no social value. In response, Whistler – cheeky man that he was – sued Ruskin for libel, and though he won the case in court, he was awarded only a farthing in damages.
I wonder: Ruth, would you have recognized this one?
