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I had to share this.

If you go to George Vlosich's website you will see his extensive collection of Etch-A-Sketch drawings, one of which is pictured below. In the "Early Times" section of his website, you can find this description of his work:

It all started in 1989 when George was ten years old on a family trip to Washington, D.C. His very first Etch A Sketch was of the U.S. Capitol done in the back seat of the car. Ten years later and thousands of hours of perfecting his talent, he received an invitation to the White House. The President and Vice President were amazed and and gladly signed their portraits. His work now is no longer considered a toy but a very rare piece of art work displayed in galleries and museums throughout the world. Little did he realize the Etch-A-Sketch would change pop-art and his life forever.

While I mainly wanted to share this, I do like to think about how the medium of this visual changed from "toy" to "art work" to "pop art." Does the medium make this art less (or more) valuable?