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I intensely dislike the word 'critic,' because it puts you in an antagonistic position to artists. I've learned everything that I know about art from artists... I see myself as an advocate and an activist and a writer.

Lucy R. Lippard

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Lucy R. Lippard
Age: 87
Born: 1937
Born: April 14
Activist
Art Critic
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Journalist
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New York City
New York
Lucy Lippard
Lucy Rowland Lippard
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