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The good thing about painting from memory is that so much is forgotten.

Robert Henri

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Robert Henri
Age: 64 †
Born: 1865
Born: June 24
Died: 1929
Died: July 12
Artist
Painter
Cincinnati
Ohio
Robert Earle Henri
Robert Henry Cozad
Robert Earl Henri
Henri
Robert Cozad Henri
Forgotten
Memory
Painting
Memories
Thing
Much
Good

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Do not let the fact that things are not made for you, that conditions are not as they should be stop you. Go on anyway. Everything depends on those who go on anyway.
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You pass people on the street, some are for you, some are not.
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Do not worry about your originality. You could not get rid of it even if you wanted to.
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By my teaching I hope to inspire you to personal activity and to present your vision.
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Don't worry about the rejections. Everybody that's good has gone through it. Don't let it matter if your works are not accepted at once. The better or more personal you are the less likely they are of acceptance.
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