Library's artist should have checked out a dictionary 11 of mosaic's 175 famous names misspelled

SFGate ^

[SableGal]

A colorful mosaic gracing the entrance of Livermore's new library has 11 of the 175 names and words on the piece misspelled -- from "Eistein" and "Shakespere" to "Van Gough" and "Michaelangelo."

The $40,000 project now will cost the city a few thousand more because it must pay the artist to fly from her Miami home and correct the mistakes. was unapologetic about the blunders when she told the Associated Press that others present when the mosaic was installed should have caught them.

Besides, she said, it's art.

[SableGal]

I especially like this part: "A divided City Council voted 3-2 on Monday to pay artist Maria Alquilar $6,000 -- plus expenses -- to correct the errors because state law bars the city from removing or changing public art without the creator's consent."

[petrotsky]

I can't believe they paid her to fix her own mistake

[EggsAckley]

Yes, and I can't believe her attitude.

[FesterUSMC]

does spelling count? I don't think so.. so long as I can easily figure out what the person is talking about, like you can 90% of the time when someone misspells a word. I don't care, some people on the other hand get really anal about spelling and grammar.

[headsonpikes]

Absolutely, Ester!

[Onelifetogive]

does spelling count?

This should be:

Does spelling count?

[rockabyebaby]

Ahem, spelling and grammar are very important if you are to be taken seriously. If you suggest they are not important, then why bother having them taught in schools??

[rockabyebaby]

agreed!

[atomicpossum]

I would just post a sign: "All spelling errors are the responsibility of artist Maria Alquilar," perhaps along with a picture, and listing the correct spellings. Let her be a laughing stock for a while.

"The people that are into humanities, and are into (William) Blake's concept of enlightenment,

LADY, BLAKE WAS A FREAK AND SO ARE YOU!

[FesterUSMC]

I agree, THEY ARE important, on official documents.. but on the fly in a chat room...?

[bk1000]

It is vey series. Stunes my beeber.

[Conspiracy Guy]

Spilling is snot impotent

[FesterUSMC]

It's Lester to you!

[wideawake]

No, they should just post a sign saying: "Mural by Mario Allcollar."

[Onelifetogive]

(If you don't have the hammer you are going to be the anvil, and I would rather be the hammer!)

And you mix your pronouns in your tagline...

More correct: "If you are not the hammer, you are going to be the anvil, and I would rather be the hammer!"

[headsonpikes]

Fister, you're a hoot!

[atomicpossum]

It's Lester to you!

You misspelled 'Lesser.'

[olivia3boys]

There's more to the story today. My local Livermore paper reported that the artist is now *refusing* to come correct the work, and instead wants the city to *pay her* to come rip the whole thing out!

She says she's received racist emails and death threats since this story went national yesterday.

I'd post the article but I've never posted an article to FR and am not sure how. But it was in the Contra Costa Times today.

[TheBigB]

Everyone makes mistakes whyle typing. :o) However, some basic rules of grammar and/or spelling are important if one is to be taken seriously. Every time I see the word "loose" used for "lose", it drives me batty. 9 times out of 10, that isn't a typing error. Someone simply does not know the difference.

[Sloth]