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Word reaches TheCardinal that a portrait of a venerable Professor in our department has been comissioned at the modest sum of, er,  $18,000.

A greater sum was presumably spent on the new portrait of a senior administrative academic that has just popped up the foyer of the Edward Ford building.

TheCardinal would like to advise students with some artistic talent to ditch their scientific career and get a job as academic portrait painter.  There are clearly enough egos around to provide a rich customer base…..

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2 Responses to “Portraits”

  1. Viking Biochemist Says:
    May 5th, 2008 at 16:47

    Why would we have to ditch out scientific career? It can’t take that much time to churn out a portrait or two a year…

    I would ask if it was a portrait of the Professor for Media Whoredom, but we all know that’s already in the lobby.

  2. Black Knight Says:
    May 5th, 2008 at 22:47

    18 grand?

    I’d be insulted.

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