The last time I wrote about this, I also included a painting by the German Expressionist Emil Nolde because he scared the Nazis so much they took his paint brushes. More about Nolde later. ༻﹡﹡﹡﹡﹡﹡﹡༺ For almost a decade, I’ve been the lone voice in America speaking out in defense of artists, who are less… Continue reading Once Again: Why We Need Artists More Than Ever
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Why We Need Artists More Than Ever
The Nazis were so afraid of the German-Danish painter, Emil Nolde, that they confiscated his paint brushes. A lot of his most famous watercolors were done with cotton swabs. *************** For the last nine years, I’ve had a small nonprofit, ArtHouse, dedicated to creating co-op artists’ housing and venues in San Francisco. Over these years,… Continue reading Why We Need Artists More Than Ever