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$40,000 Library Mural Misspells Names
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| October 7, 2004
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Posted on 10/07/2004 2:23:02 PM PDT by Southside_Chicago_Republican
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To: Southside_Chicago_Republican
"The people that are into humanities, and are into Blake's concept of enlightenment, they are not looking at the words," she said. "In their mind the words register correctly."POP QUIZ!!!
For which party will Maria Alquilar vote?
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posted on
10/07/2004 2:44:22 PM PDT
by
okie01
(The Mainstream Media: IGNORANCE ON PARADE)
To: Southside_Chicago_Republican
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posted on
10/07/2004 2:48:07 PM PDT
by
bad company
(Global test? Damn I forgot to study.)
To: Southside_Chicago_Republican; Mach9
Guys, it's 'picture', I'm series!! That's a hugh spelling error! :^)
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posted on
10/07/2004 2:48:55 PM PDT
by
TheWyzzyrd
(Red is grey and yellow white, but we decide which is right.. and which is an illusion. (Moody Blues))
To: Southside_Chicago_Republican
Many thanks! Good lord--16 FEET of this crud for $40,000!?
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posted on
10/07/2004 2:50:49 PM PDT
by
Mach9
(.)
To: savedbygrace
I live in Livermore and walked by the ugly misspelled mural just yesterday; unfortunately, I don't know how to post pictures on Free Republic.
$46,000 for that junk--so embarrassing.
To: Southside_Chicago_Republican
'. . . voted Monday to authorize paying another $6,000, plus expenses, to fly the artist up from Miami to fix the errors.'
Ka-ching!
Creative way of sticking it to this library with another bill and pocketing $6+ G's.
Perhaps there's more raw talent in 'finance' than 'art' with Alquilar.
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posted on
10/07/2004 2:53:42 PM PDT
by
BluSky
(Liberalism - destroying lives, one failure at a time.)
To: Nick Danger
Aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at an Elingsh uinervtisy, it deosn't mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoetnt tihng is taht frist and lsat ltteer is at the rghit pclae. The rset can be a toatl mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae we do not raed ervey lteter by itslef but the wrod as a wlohe.You are so flul of siht!
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posted on
10/07/2004 2:53:50 PM PDT
by
Onelifetogive
(* Sarcasm tag ALWAYS required. For some FReepers, sarcasm can NEVER be obvious enough.)
To: Nick Danger
"Aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at an Elingsh uinervtisy, it deosn't mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoetnt tihng is taht frist and lsat ltteer is at the rghit pclae. The rset can be a toatl mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae we do not raed ervey lteter by itslef but the wrod as a wlohe."
But the lttres have to be the rihgt ltrtes, else it is nonskise.
To: olivia3boys
Take some pix and post another reply to me on this thread. We'll find someone to host those pix so they can be posted here.
To: savedbygrace
"Shakespere"! (It's supposed to be "Shakespeare")
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posted on
10/07/2004 3:00:24 PM PDT
by
FreedomCalls
(It's the "Statue of Liberty," not the "Statue of Security.")
To: Southside_Chicago_Republican
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posted on
10/07/2004 3:03:12 PM PDT
by
dennisw
(Gd is against Amelek for all generations.)
To: Southside_Chicago_Republican
Maria Alquilar
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posted on
10/07/2004 3:05:07 PM PDT
by
FreedomCalls
(It's the "Statue of Liberty," not the "Statue of Security.")
To: Southside_Chicago_Republican
Just another reason that in Santa Cruz REAL scholars home school...;)
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posted on
10/07/2004 3:06:16 PM PDT
by
jnarcus
To: FreedomCalls
sumwon whit fotoosohp silkls kneeds to ad a DUnse cap.
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posted on
10/07/2004 3:09:18 PM PDT
by
Dutchgirl
(Burma shave!)
To: Southside_Chicago_Republican
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posted on
10/07/2004 3:09:19 PM PDT
by
FreedomCalls
(It's the "Statue of Liberty," not the "Statue of Security.")
To: Veto!
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.
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posted on
10/07/2004 3:09:46 PM PDT
by
piasa
(Attitude Adjustments Offered Here Free of Charge)
To: okie01
For which party will Maria Alquilar vote? She's going to vote Pat Buchanan's Reform Party by mistake!
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posted on
10/07/2004 3:11:46 PM PDT
by
piasa
(Attitude Adjustments Offered Here Free of Charge)
To: Southside_Chicago_Republican
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posted on
10/07/2004 3:12:34 PM PDT
by
O.C. - Old Cracker
(When the cracker gets old, you wind up with Old Cracker. - O.C.)
To: Southside_Chicago_Republican
It looks like crap.
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posted on
10/07/2004 3:15:50 PM PDT
by
humblegunner
(And who knows what else?)
To: Southside_Chicago_Republican
"In their mind the words register correctly." Now doesn't that sound exactly like something Dan Rather at DCNBS News would say?
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