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Discipline in art is a fundamental struggle to understand oneself, as much as to understand what one is drawing.

Henry Moore

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Henry Moore
Age: 88 †
Born: 1898
Born: July 30
Died: 1986
Died: August 31
Graphic Artist
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Henry Spencer Moore
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Talking about one's work releases the energy and tension to do and make.
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