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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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