The Quotable Artist

Journey through the wit and wisdom of generations of visual artists, photographers, writers, and architects--and discover what makes creative people extraordinary. This compilation of more than 1,000 great quotations, from famous to obscure, celebrates what artist throughout time have said about fame, color, finding inspiration, money woes, beauty, critics, fellow artists, and other provocative topics. The words of Leonardo da Vinci, Georgia O’Keeffe, Paul Cezanne, Ben Shahn, Marcel Duchamp, George Bernard Shaw, Vincent van Gogh, Sigmund Freud, Alexander Calder, Maria Rilke, David Hockney, Andy Warhol, Frank Lloyd Wright, Henri Matisse, Louise Nevelson, and many others are gathered here, in a warm, humorous, and moving collection of wisdom from the masters.

Peggy Hadden, who passed away in 2005, was an artist and writer. Her books include The Artist’s Guide to New Markets and The Artist’s Quest for Inspiration. She lived in New York City.