My Entry in The New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest #925

In The New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest #925 from the issue of December 9, 2024, we see a museum gallery tour coming upon an artist painting a picture hanging on the wall. The tour leader speaks. The drawing is by Liam Francis Walsh.

"And here we have our local art critic."

These captions were strictly color by number:

"The collection is getting modernized."
"At least we got him to stop using a roller."
"He paints what he sees."
"This is the new, calmer climate change activism."
"He's a good artist but has no imagination."
"He donated it in perpetuity."

December 23, 2024 Update:  The Finalists

January 11, 2025 Update:  I voted for the caption from Joplin.

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