Finally, the Zielskes have prompted relatively little scandal because most artists think it's impossible to plagiarize a photograph simply by showing up at the same place at the same time of day. "Even the most servile of photographers has not yet managed to duplicate exactly an earlier work by a great and revered master," wrote John Szarkowski, former director of photography at the Museum of Modern Art. Near the turn of the 20^th century, future hall-of-famers Edward Steichen and Alfred Stieglitz came up with their own interpretations of the Flatiron building, while shooting from nearly identical spots, as if to prove that photography is an art, not a literal recording of facts.