Jackson Free Press

From the Mississippi Arts Commission: "House Bill 940 (legislative session 2003) authorized distinctive license tags for several organizations, including the Arts Commission. Our tag is now ready for pre-sale and we hope that you will consider supporting us with a purchase. The majority of money raised on each sale will help fund our Museum on Wheels initiative and other grant programs. To see the tag and obtain an application, visit our Web site, http://www.arts.state.ms.us Checks or money orders should be made payable to the Mississippi Arts Commission. After a pre-sale of 200, these tags will be produced and available in approximately six to eight weeks.

Previous Comments

ID

137472

Comment

I think this is great but am not extremely excited by the design... Would have been great to see Welty or another represenation of a well-known Mississippi artist or their work on the tag. That's just my opinion and I have to state my mind at least once a day or it doesn't feel complete.... ;-)

Author

kaust

Date

2004-01-19T10:26:43-06:00

ID

137473

Comment

what in the ever-living hell is that design? all i can guess is a nun who drives with good posture...go figure...

Author

dvc

Date

2004-01-19T12:16:47-06:00

ID

137474

Comment

You're both right; that plate is uglier than sin, with all due respect to the Arts Commission. Where's the artistic part? I can't say I want it on my car. I'd rather have that little Conserving Wildlife hummingbird, figuring even the hunters can't pretend that it's about them; it's hard to go around shooting hummingbirds. ;-D

Author

DonnaLadd

Date

2004-01-19T13:27:33-06:00

ID

137475

Comment

That lady is Whistler's Mother, don't you think? And I suppose she is driving the Museum on Wheels vehicle. She is a tad homely, though, in this instance and, to tell the truth, in reality. I've just looked at her online - whew! Wonder why with all of the creative artists in Mississippi, one of them didn't create this tag?

Author

Lynette Hanson

Date

2004-01-22T15:12:21-06:00

ID

137476

Comment

I was wondering the same thing, Curly... I still think if they were to choose something simple, a high-contrast b/w image of Welty would have been more fitting... But that's just my opinion.

Author

kaust

Date

2004-01-22T15:51:26-06:00

ID

137477

Comment

You're so right, Knol. Or at the very least, make an outline of the state of Mississippi that looks like an artist's palette.

Author

Lynette Hanson

Date

2004-01-22T16:14:01-06:00

ID

137478

Comment

Curly, that's crazy... Do you have a spy in my head? I swear I was thinking of the exact same design (state as a palette). Not sure if I've seen it somewhere or if it's quasi-original. Would be simple and straight-forward and definitely more attractive than Whistler's Mother. ;-)

Author

kaust

Date

2004-01-22T16:59:55-06:00