The “Master Copies/Interpretations” exhibit now at the LBI Foundation of the Arts and Sciences in Loveladies was assembled by Jennifer A. Thompson, curator of European Painting and sculpture at the Philadelphia Museum of Art.

DIRE WARNING: ‘Running on Empty’ etching by David Avery won First Place in the Interpretation category for its contemporary impact. (Artwork by David Avery)

Thompson had a daunting task of choosing 54 artworks from the hundreds that were sent via computer screen. As she explained in her statement, “I evaluated them on four basic criteria: demonstration of technical skill; the ambition and complexity of an artist’s undertaking; the accuracy of a master copy or how an imaginative…