I think that the real meaning of "hoi polloi" is "peasant."
I come from a long line of peasants, and am proud to be one. Dan Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Fri, Aug 23, 2013 at 12:58 PM, John <johnsess...@yahoo.com> wrote: > If you're one of them asthete cognoscenti conno-sewer types, you must > use the approved language when discussing *art*. > > "Painted bronze" is what it's called out here amongst the great unwashed > hoi polloi. > > On a different note, I've found another failure by the internet. > > None of the on-line dictionaries shows an antonym for "hoi polloi"; > plenty of synonyms, but no antonyms. > > Had to come up with them myself. Bummer! > > 8-D > > > On 8/22/2013 1:44 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: >> >> I think the plaque said painted bronze, but that may be the same thing, >> Dan Matyola >> http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola >> >> >> On Thu, Aug 22, 2013 at 12:12 PM, John <johnsess...@yahoo.com> wrote: >>> >>> I believe the accepted term in *art* is "polychrome bronze". >>> >>> >>> On 8/21/2013 9:49 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>> Thanks, Cotty and Rick. >>>> >>>> The waitress is real, but the waiter behind her is not. He is not >>>> exactly wooden, however, but painted bronze. He is located in the >>>> patio of the Peacock Cafe at Grounds for Sculpture. >>>> >>>> The waiter is a work based on a figure in the background of Edouard >>>> Manet’s painting Chez le Pere Lathuille: >>>> http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chez_le_p%C3%A8re_Lathuille >>>> >>>> The waiter is one of a number of works at Grounds for Sculpture based >>>> on famous Impressionistic paintings: >>>> http://untappedcities.com/2013/01/18/grounds-for-sculpture/ >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Dan Matyola >>>> http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola >>>> >>>> >>>> On Wed, Aug 21, 2013 at 5:48 PM, Rick Womer <rwomer1...@yahoo.com> >>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Yes, he seems a bit stiff; I imagine his personality has been described >>>>> as wooden. >>>>> >>>>> Though his family probably regards him as a chip off the old block. >>>>> >>>>> Rick >>>>> >>>>> http://photo.net/photos/RickW >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>>> From: Daniel J. Matyola <danmaty...@gmail.com> >>>>> To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <pdml@pdml.net> >>>>> Cc: >>>>> Sent: Wednesday, August 21, 2013 5:43 PM >>>>> Subject: PESO: This is not a waiter >>>>> >>>>> http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17504451 >>>>> Comments are invited. >>>>> >>>>> Dan Matyola >>>>> http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>>>> PDML@pdml.net >>>>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>>>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >>>>> follow the directions. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>>>> PDML@pdml.net >>>>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>>>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >>>>> follow the directions. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> -- >>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>> PDML@pdml.net >>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >>> follow the directions. >> >> > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
