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    Artist, ex-MICA instructor Grace Hartigan dies at age 86
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    She had her last drink in 1983. "She was very proud of her sobriety ... She loved fine food and was a fabulous cook. She set a beautiful table with Royal Copenhagen china and linen napkins." She began to be recognized with a MICA exhibition and a series of shows at the C. Grimaldis Gallery beginning in 1979. Full Article at Baltimore Sun
    She was very proud of her sobriety ... She loved fine food and was a fabulous cook. She set a beautiful table with Royal Copenhagen china and linen napkins.
    SOURCE: Baltimore Sun 12 months ago
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Artist, ex-MICA instructor Grace Hartigan dies at age 86
  1. I was a household name ... For the next few years, I sold practically everything I could paint.
    SOURCE: Baltimore Sun 12 months ago
  2. She brought an intensity to her teaching
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  3. I am a mentor, not a teacher ... I give [my students] the example of having devoted my life to art, of constantly creating and growing.
    SOURCE: Baltimore Sun 12 months ago
  4. She is one of the seminal figures of Abstract Expressionism, a real breakthrough artist
    SOURCE: Baltimore Sun 12 months ago
  5. The air was electric ... We were each other's audience, meeting for coffee because no one could afford a drink, and all were talking about art. It was pure. There were no temptations because there was no money in it.
    SOURCE: Baltimore Sun 12 months ago
  6. It's not hard to recognize Grace Hartigan ... Tall, with a strong, proud face under breaking waves of blond hair, she has a presence rivaling that of her bold canvases.
    SOURCE: Baltimore Sun 12 months ago
  7. I hired you for your name, but I didn't know you would be good at it.
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  8. What I had, what was my gift, I was a colorist ... You can't learn that from anyone. I have what might be called a startling virtuosity.
    SOURCE: Baltimore Sun 12 months ago
  9. She could be very tough ... She was direct, uninhibited. You didn't wonder where she stood.
    SOURCE: Baltimore Sun 12 months ago

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