“One of my grandfathers was a blacksmith, and all the plumbers and carpenters and electricians, people who did things with their hands, thought of themselves as artists because they were good at doing things. They were proud of their making things.”

—  Kenneth Noland

Kenneth Noland, p. 9
Conversation with Karen Wilkin' (1986-1988)

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