having formerly lived in chicago, i applaud loudly!

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From: "Roy Hemmat" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Thursday, February 22, 2001 5:15 PM
Subject: The Last Pancake Breakfast ..


> Thought this may interest some ... I submit this without further
> comment (the museumstuff.com webmaster prefers to stay out of the
> fray!)
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>
> 'Last Supper' Painting Stirs Tempest
>   February 22, 2001 9:56 am EST
>
>   'Last Supper' Painting Stirs Tempest
>
>   CHICAGO (Reuters) - A painting in which advertising icons
>   ranging from Tony the Tiger to Aunt Jemima replace the figures
>   in Leonardo da Vinci's "Last Supper" has stirred up a minor
>   tempest at a Chicago-area art museum.
>
>   The Chicago Athenaeum has received more than 100 calls
>   protesting the piece, but also a number of favorable calls and
>   positive comments from visitors, Kristin Kaufman, director of
>   education at the museum in nearby Schaumburg said on
>   Wednesday.
>
>   "It really is pro-religion by saying that corporate America has too
>   much say in peoples' lives," she told Reuters.
>
>   The work by Chicago artist Dick Detzner is titled "The Last
>   Pancake Breakfast."
>
>   It features a bottle of Mrs. Butterworth's pancake syrup as Jesus
>   at the center of the table flanked by Kellogg's "Snap, Crackle
>   and Pop," "Cap'n Crunch" and the other symbols as the
>   Apostles.
>
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