THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Thursday, June 22, 1995 TAG: 9506220009
SECTION: FRONT PAGE: A14 EDITION: FINAL
TYPE: Letter
LENGTH: Short : 22 lines
George Hebert wrote, ``Why do people go to the Louvre to see the Mona Lisa? They know what she looks like'' (Perspectives, June 17).
This is inaccurate. They have only a flawed idea until they stand before her. No reproduction, however great, prepares us for the full impact of Mona Lisa or any other real art.
Do you think a snapshot of Niagara Falls is anything like being beside that rushing power? The real thing is best. That's why it's wanted so.
SARAH WHITE
Chesapeake, June 17, 1995 by CNB