<philistine-mode> Some years ago, when Jeff Koons was mixed up in a copyright issue--he made, or directed the making--of a sculpture that looked a lot like a p

<philistine-mode> Some years ago, when Jeff Koons was mixed up in a copyright issue--he made, or directed the making--of a sculpture that looked a lot like a photo--the NY Times ran an obituary of the inventor of the "jackalope", a stuffed jackrabbit with antlers (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jackalope https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jackalope). One saw them at roadside establishments out west, and perhaps still does. It occurred to me that if Mr. Herrick had chanced to grow up nearer New York City, he might have been a rich artist rather than a moderately prosperous entrepreneur. </philistine-mode>