Although David McCracken’s pettiness does not in itself warrant a response [Letters, February 5; Culture Club, January 22], he does inadvertently touch upon several issues that I should once again reiterate.
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It is self-evident that I have done well as an artist. I support myself entirely with my work without resorting to other means such as teaching. This is no small thing. In Jeff Huebner’s article [June 26], I went to some lengths to acknowledge this. Further, what local critics say or don’t say about me is of little concern to me at this point.
One would assume that the Museum of Contemporary Art and/or the Art Institute would be consulted as to which Chicago artists are looked at by the Whitney curators. But this, as a rule, is not the case. Last year, for instance, the Whitney curators were chauffeured around Chicago by staff from the art department at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Destinations were arranged by Irene Tsatsos, aka Mrs. Mitchell Kane. Anyone familiar with the Chicago art world understands exactly what it is I am implying. Hopefully the new regime at the MCA will rectify this situation.
