Gallery's cheery email just wrong today

This is ridiculous. It’s a bit like saying that Channel Nine shouldn’t have kept broadcasting after Kerry Packer died. As they say, the show must go on…

Charlotte Harper said :

if I were a friend or family member of his and this were the first email I’d received since his death from the gallery he’d founded and run for nearly a fifth of his life it would have upset me.

So you weren’t upset, and judging by the absence of complaints from any “friend or family member” it would seem they weren’t upset either. So nobody’s upset and we’re all happy.

As an aside. I highly recommend the wonderful Ink Remix exhibition currently running in The Canberra Art Gallery, and DO NOT MISS Julie Manley’s Fashion & Fantasy doll exhibition at the back.

I am just constantly amazed at the wealth of talent and what it turns its attention to!

Junglejack said :

No Charlotte, you’re wrong, Andrew would be pleased to see his efforts being used, promoted and celebrated.

Boy do I hate this “sounds like” political correctness and “Look-at-me being empathetic”.

This story was not even worth a Twitter post.

No Charlotte, you’re wrong, Andrew would be pleased to see his efforts being used, promoted and celebrated.

I doubt that Andrew Sayers would want the Portrait Gallery do anything but continue on with running the most exciting and attractive exhibitions. That was after all his life’s work.

The way to celebrate his life will be to get the public in as a celebration of his success, setting aside an exhibition just for him. If anyone deserves to be featured front and centre in the object of their own creation, Andrew should be the one.

And when does it become right? 24hrs later, 48, 72? Pick a number, any arbitrary number. Do you think Mr Sayers is looking down annoyed that everyone isn’t moping around in their funeral best? Just bizarre.

Charlotte, I say this with all due respect… Get over it.

People are so easily offended these days. It was clearly a scheduled email, prepared ahead of time, to promote future events. It obviously wasn’t done with any malice or ill intent and it’s existence in no way detracts from news of Sayers’ death.

The Australian ran articles side by side today, one of which had “Penny Sterling” and one “Perry Sterling” as his wife (widow). Does anyone know which name is correct for sure?