“The difference between men and women is inalienable. It is not a political fact, subject to cultural definition and redefinition, but a physical verity. We do truthfully experience our lives differently because our bodies are different. It is in what we do with our experience that we are the same. We feel, absorb and examine with the same intensity, and intense experience honestly examined informs the art of both sexes equally. ... The power of imagination illuminates all human lives in common.”
Quote by Anne Truitt
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Anne Truitt
Anne Truitt (March 16, 1921 - December 23, 2004) was an influential American sculptor known for her minimalist geometric sculptures. Her work, characterized by its simple shapes and bold color contrasts, had a profound impact on American sculpture in the second half of the 20th century. more
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