From an article today on a major revision to Janson, the definitive art-history textbook:

"I can see the reasons, artistically, for dropping Whistler's mother," said Mickey McConnell, an instructor who until recently taught a survey course at the University of New Mexico and has used Janson for years. "But it's become so well known, such a part of the culture. What if there's a cartoon in The New Yorker that uses it as a reference? Younger students aren't going to know what it's talking about."

Meantime, we count at least three cartoons in this week's issue we don't quite get. And yet still our alumni office has the chutzpah to ask for donations. Amazing.

Revising Art History's Big Book: Who's In and Who Comes Out? [NYT]

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