We might as well burn the books too!
Museum Visitor Attacks $300G Painting in Milwaukee
Thursday , April 05, 2007
MILWAUKEE -
A man who claimed he found the subject disturbing put his foot through a 17th-century painting valued at $300,000 at the Milwaukee Art Museum.
David Gordon, museum CEO and director, said the 1640 work, "The Triumph of David" by Ottavio Vannini, was hanging in the museum's Early European Gallery when the incident happened Wednesday.
The oil painting depicts the end of the biblical tale of David and Goliath, with David carrying the severed head of the giant Goliath, Gordon said.
"[The man] was kicking it, aiming his blows at the head of Goliath, and then he pulled it off the wall and started kicking it," Gordon said.
"It happened very quickly. We have guards constantly on patrol in the museum, and he obviously waited until the guard had passed through that gallery," he said.
A museum employee and security guard tried to restrain the man, and eventually he stopped, took off his shirt and lay on the gallery's floor, Gordon said.
The 22-year-old Pewaukee man told police he was disturbed by the image of Goliath's severed head.
Thursday , April 05, 2007
MILWAUKEE -
A man who claimed he found the subject disturbing put his foot through a 17th-century painting valued at $300,000 at the Milwaukee Art Museum.
David Gordon, museum CEO and director, said the 1640 work, "The Triumph of David" by Ottavio Vannini, was hanging in the museum's Early European Gallery when the incident happened Wednesday.
The oil painting depicts the end of the biblical tale of David and Goliath, with David carrying the severed head of the giant Goliath, Gordon said.
"[The man] was kicking it, aiming his blows at the head of Goliath, and then he pulled it off the wall and started kicking it," Gordon said.
"It happened very quickly. We have guards constantly on patrol in the museum, and he obviously waited until the guard had passed through that gallery," he said.
A museum employee and security guard tried to restrain the man, and eventually he stopped, took off his shirt and lay on the gallery's floor, Gordon said.
The 22-year-old Pewaukee man told police he was disturbed by the image of Goliath's severed head.
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Wow, 300K$ and it was where people could touch it? Something's not right with that. 0 -
If it disturbed him that much, he should've just turned away and not looked at it!
What a jacka**.0 -
Not PC enough. The world needs to be on Prozac[xx(]
The museum curator should see if a sound asswhoopin offends that moron too.0 -
Send him over to Iran they won't tolerate that type of art either 
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An eye for an eye...
Pin him up to a wall and kick him until you put your foot through him.
Problem solved.[}:)][;)]0 -
They oughta throw the book at that meanie. Surely they're gonna hold him liable for his action's?[}:)] 0 -
Obviously this poor sad creature is insane. 0
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