Comments on: Eakins plaque trashed by Blick? http://blogs.philadelphiaweekly.com/style/2008/08/28/eakins-plaque-trashed-by-blick/ the good, the bad, the philly Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:28:54 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: tom http://blogs.philadelphiaweekly.com/style/2008/08/28/eakins-plaque-trashed-by-blick/comment-page-1/#comment-52 tom Thu, 09 Apr 2009 20:33:49 +0000 http://style.pwblogs.com/?p=479#comment-52 im really surprised at the terrible reporting these blogs often reflect. i've been reading through a few of your backlogs pw-- and you need to up the quality to reflect what is actually going on in this city. you had actually had your writers do some investigative journalism when this was written instead of having an editor okay a story pointing fingers and saying "oh i saw it through a fence and then it was missing therefore this company is evil". which, is really very petty and unproductive. is a ridiculous assumption- you would know that there was a police report filed when it was stolen, and blick art materials apparently recreated the original and paid out of pocket for a new sign because it was important to them to be in that building. blick is great and is a second home to artists in this city. they live up to the importance this space represents for the arts. im really surprised at the terrible reporting these blogs often reflect. i’ve been reading through a few of your backlogs pw– and you need to up the quality to reflect what is actually going on in this city. you had actually had your writers do some investigative journalism when this was written instead of having an editor okay a story pointing fingers and saying “oh i saw it through a fence and then it was missing therefore this company is evil”. which, is really very petty and unproductive. is a ridiculous assumption- you would know that there was a police report filed when it was stolen, and blick art materials apparently recreated the original and paid out of pocket for a new sign because it was important to them to be in that building. blick is great and is a second home to artists in this city. they live up to the importance this space represents for the arts.

]]> By: Jayson Mellott http://blogs.philadelphiaweekly.com/style/2008/08/28/eakins-plaque-trashed-by-blick/comment-page-1/#comment-51 Jayson Mellott Mon, 06 Oct 2008 22:55:13 +0000 http://style.pwblogs.com/?p=479#comment-51 Hello, I would like to clear up a couple of points that were incorrectly stated in your blog referencing Blick Art Materials and the missing Thomas Eakin Plaque. I would like to clarify that the plaque was removed by someone other than us and stolen. This happened early on in the construction of the store. I can assure you, we were just as outraged as you. We have found a suitable picture of the plaque, and are having a new one produced to resemble the original. It was never our intent to have the plaque removed, and we are honored to be in the same location as Mr. Eakins studio. We hope to have the new plaque installed in the next couple of weeks. If you could please make the necessary changes to your blog to reflect the above information, or remove it that would be greatly appreciated. Thank you, Jayson Mellott General Manager Blick Art Materials Hello,
I would like to clear up a couple of points that were incorrectly stated in your blog referencing Blick Art Materials and the missing Thomas Eakin Plaque. I would like to clarify that the plaque was removed by someone other than us and stolen. This happened early on in the construction of the store. I can assure you, we were just as outraged as you. We have found a suitable picture of the plaque, and are having a new one produced to resemble the original. It was never our intent to have the plaque removed, and we are honored to be in the same location as Mr. Eakins studio. We hope to have the new plaque installed in the next couple of weeks. If you could please make the necessary changes to your blog to reflect the above information, or remove it that would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you,
Jayson Mellott
General Manager
Blick Art Materials

]]> By: CAConrad http://blogs.philadelphiaweekly.com/style/2008/08/28/eakins-plaque-trashed-by-blick/comment-page-1/#comment-50 CAConrad Fri, 29 Aug 2008 15:22:44 +0000 http://style.pwblogs.com/?p=479#comment-50 Tara, THANK YOU SO MUCH for bringing attention to this situation! BLICK needs to rectify this situation, Philadelphia art lovers will NOT put up with this! Dear BLICK, PUT EAKINS'S PLAQUE BACK NOW! Thanks again Tara, CAConrad Tara, THANK YOU SO MUCH for bringing attention to this situation!

BLICK needs to rectify this situation, Philadelphia art lovers will NOT put up with this!

Dear BLICK, PUT EAKINS’S PLAQUE BACK NOW!

Thanks again Tara,
CAConrad

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