The Discovery of Morniel Mathaway by William Tenn (SF Time Travel)

An art historian from the year 2487 travels back in time to the present day to meet an artist celebrated in the twenty-fifth century as one of the greatest of his age.
Aired April 17, 1957 ~ X Minus One, SF Series by NBC

[@namesjames1]

Really loved this one as an artist. I (ha ha) always say when people try to derive what influence I might have had: "Unless you're making cave paintings you are probably stealing from someone."

[@Rawkwilder]

this is properly the truest thing if ever read. xD I'll steal this as any good artist does.

[@joncavanaugh9980]

One of my very favorite writers.

[@jackb.530]

Yooooo plot twist..Amazing story

[@BuildingCenter]

William Tenn was the pseudonym of Philip Klass (May 9, 1920 - February 7, 2010), a British-born American science fiction author, notable for many stories with satirical elements.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Tenn

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Irony at its best!

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