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The most important thing is that the work has to be solid [in terms of its formal structure] and that the work accomplishes what it strives to achieve. It has to be genuine - not mannered or stylistically driven.
Wayne Thiebaud
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Wayne Thiebaud
Age: 104
Born: 1920
Born: November 15
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