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There were plenty of people around during the installation who could and should have seen the missing and misplaced letters,

I have to agree with her. Anyone who hires artists has to check their lettering very closely. It's a given in the publishing world. Artists should never be expected to spell right, as they rarely do. It just isn't on their job description. The real question is why didn't the library officials catch the errors right away?

"The real question is why didn't the library officials catch the errors right away?"

The arteest already answered that. They all are "into Blake's concept of enlightenment."

Artists should never be expected to spell right, as they rarely do. It just isn't on their job description

But the mispelled names were part of her art and as such she should have made sure that they were spelled correctly. These weren't names listed at the bottom of the painting, they were in the painting itself.

No different than if she had accidently painted a third arm on an individual (Unless it was an abstract)

I'm a professional muralist and while my spelling may be imperfect when I'm having fun on FR, everything that goes into my murals' preliminary sketches is checked and triple-checked before I accept a dime- it's easier to deal with errors early than it is to touch up later. That goes for spelling, historical accuracy, correct breeding plumage of any birds for the season of the year depicted, correct plants species for the locale or time period depicted, proper markings on vehicles aircraft for the era, etc. When in doubt the work is shown to three or more people who are reasonable authorities on the subject to get their opinion, and of course the client has the final input. That's BEFORE anything goes on the wall, and while it's actually being painted. And if something that should be obvious does slip past us all, I will correct it at my expense without making snotty artist excuses, though I'm not obligated to do so if the client has signed off on it.

Doesn't that artist know diddly squat about good customer relations? The old adage "Measure twice, cut once?" Sometimes even if it isn't your fault it's better to just fix it so the client will be happy and will direct more business your way. At least if they're happy they are less likely to drag your name through the mud. I did one porta-mural to the size the museum requested and then later found out they had just guessed the dimensions instead of getting in and actually making sure it was correct to the half inch. The thing ended up being two feet longer than the wall. My lesson? Never trust just the client's measurements. Always double check. And always double check your own!

There have been occasions where I have had to do things incorrectly because the client didn't care or didn't know as much about the topic as they think they do and insisted on something that was historically inaccurate- or they changed something to make it PC, but in that case I make sure they sign for it if I cannot persuade them and then usually won't sign my name to the work when I'm done if it is a big thing I'd be embarassed by. They don't notice that it's not signed and that's OK with me.

I guess I didn't get the memo that I wasn't accountable because I'm an artist.

The mistakes wouldn't even register with a true artisan, Alquilar said.

What an arrogant snot Alquilar is, blaming it on everyone else.