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    Artist, ex-MICA instructor Grace Hartigan dies at age 86
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    "She brought an intensity to her teaching," said Rex Stevens, a former student who is MICA's chair of the drawing and general fine arts departments and her longtime studio manager. "She could be very tough ... She was direct, uninhibited. You didn't wonder where she stood." In 2004, Ms. Hartigan moved to Baltimore County, off Falls Road, after a developer bought her studio and she developed hip trouble. Full Article at Baltimore Sun
    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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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
    SOURCE: Baltimore Sun 12 months ago
  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.
    SOURCE: Baltimore Sun 12 months ago
  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 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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