“I see my work, as being determined by the fact that I was born in 1936.”

—  Frank Stella

Quote from: Frank Stella, ‎Philip Leider, ‎Fort Worth Art Museum (1978) Stella since 1970: exhibition The Fort Worth Art Museum. p. 96
Quotes, 1971 - 2000

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