Modern Art
Published Jan 01, 1900
A dignified old lady was among a group looking at an art exhibition in a newly opened gallery. One rather risque, contemporary painting caught her eye. "What on earth is that?" she inquired of the artist standing nearby. He smiled condescendingly. "That, my dear lady, is supposed to be a mother and her child." The little old lady snapped back, "Well, then why isn't it?"
Originally published November 14, 2002.
