The Secret of Chimpanzee Painting

Back in the early 70s there was a chimpanzee, Pablo the Chimp, who won 2nd prize in a California art show, under a pseudonym.  When this came to light Pablo’s trainer was asked how the chimpanzee was, as an artist.  The reporters ganged around, raised a skeptical eyebrow or three, and asked “Just how good is Pablo, qua artiste?”

This was before the Internet, back when if you wanted to send a message to a nearby island you had to get out your hammer and chisel, so I wasn’t able to find an exact record of the trainer’s response.  But as I remember it, his response was along the lines of:
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