Advice; Miss Manners: What should I have said to art student who gifted me a large (unattractive) painting? Published: ; Oct. 14, 2023, 5:35 a.m.

The signature of George Wharton Edwards in the corner of his oil on canvas 1918 painting "Miss Liberty" at the Bruce Museum in Greenwich, Conn., Saturday, Nov. 11, 2017.

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I have a neighbor, “Mr. Griffin,” who is an artist. He gave one of his paintings to his next-door neighbor. Several months later, Mr. Griffin presented me with one of his ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I have a neighbor, “Mr. Griffin,” who is an artist. He gave one of his paintings to his next-door neighbor. Several months later, Mr. Griffin presented me with one of his ...