$40,000 Ceramic Mural At Library Has Numerous Misspellings

[matcom]

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LIVERMORE, Calif. -- Spelling counts -- especially at a library

A misspelled William Shakespeare is shown on the ceramic ground mural at the entrance to the Livermore Library.

A $40,000 ceramic mural was unveiled outside the city's new library and everyone could see the misspelled names of Einstein, Shakespeare, Vincent Van Gogh, Michelangelo and seven other historical figures.

"Our library director is very frustrated that she has this lovely new library and it has all these misspellings in front," said city councilwoman Lorraine Dietrich, one of three council members who voted Monday to authorize paying another $6,000, plus expenses, to fly artist Maria Alquilar up from Florida to fix the errors.

Reached at her Miami studio Wednesday by The Associated Press, Alquilar said she was willing to fix the brightly colored 16-foot-wide circular work, but offered no apologizes for the 11 misspellings among the 175 names.

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[skylarmae]

1. This is amazing - Not only should Alquilar correct her shoddy work

but she should do it at no charge and return the initial 40,000.
It would teach her to be more careful when contracting her services and perhaps instill in her a BETTER WORK ETHIC. wtf -
This kind of bs makes me nuts. And where is the City of Livermore Attorneys, putting the remedies at law on this woman. IN FRONT OF THE LIBRARY? Now that's some big balls!

[WilliamPitt]

2. *groan*

I am Ozymandias, King of Kings! Look upon my works, ye mighty, and despair...

jeez...when we can't even get the spelling right on the *library walls*...

[soothsayer]

3. Welcome to the Livermore Liberry n/t