Claim: Elementary is a work of art.
Evidence: Elementary is an American procedural drama series that presents a contemporary update of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle 's character Sherlock Holmes.
Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle KStJ , DL -LRB- 22 May 1859 -- 7 July 1930 -RRB- was a British writer best known for his detective fiction featuring the character Sherlock Holmes.