$10 a pop, 3 for $25, or better yet, all 6 (collect them all!) for $50. Pretty clever, guys. I guess it IS technically a gesture of 'public ownership'. It's kind of like suckering local businesses to clean up the trash on the side of the highway in exchange for a small metal sign certifying adoption of that particular stretch of road. But wait, here's the best part: "Dots can also be purchased in person at the museum if you want to be sure to have your dots in hand for stocking stuffers!" HA!
Wednesday, December 23, 2009
Seurat = Super Stocking Stuffer?!
Though I'm not a member there anymore, I still get the Art Institute of Chicago's e-newsletter, and the other day I received the strangest appeal as part of their holiday fund-raising. 'Adopt a Dot from Seurat's "La Grande Jatte"', it says, "When you adopt a dot, you will receive a commemorative button pin in one of six colors chosen from the painting as well as a card describing the location of your dot."
$10 a pop, 3 for $25, or better yet, all 6 (collect them all!) for $50. Pretty clever, guys. I guess it IS technically a gesture of 'public ownership'. It's kind of like suckering local businesses to clean up the trash on the side of the highway in exchange for a small metal sign certifying adoption of that particular stretch of road. But wait, here's the best part: "Dots can also be purchased in person at the museum if you want to be sure to have your dots in hand for stocking stuffers!" HA!
$10 a pop, 3 for $25, or better yet, all 6 (collect them all!) for $50. Pretty clever, guys. I guess it IS technically a gesture of 'public ownership'. It's kind of like suckering local businesses to clean up the trash on the side of the highway in exchange for a small metal sign certifying adoption of that particular stretch of road. But wait, here's the best part: "Dots can also be purchased in person at the museum if you want to be sure to have your dots in hand for stocking stuffers!" HA!
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