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“I want to do just, like, regular art. Whatever is made today on canvas goes up against all of art history. Its the most radical thing.”

Quote by Barry McGee

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Barry McGee, born in 1966, is a renowned street artist and painter from San Francisco. His work is known for its unique graffiti style and profound reflections on social issues. McGee's art often appears on city walls, becoming one of the representative figures of street art. more

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Book:A Hand-book of Proverbs: Comprising an Entire Republication of Ray's Collection of English Proverbs, with His Additions from Foreign Languages : and an Alphabetical Index, in which are Introduced Large Additions, as Well of Proverbs as of Sayings, Sentences, Maxims, and Phrases

Source: A Hand-book of Proverbs: Comprising an Entire Republication of Ray's Collection of English Proverbs, with His Additions from Foreign Languages : and an Alphabetical Index, in which are Introduced Large Additions, as Well of Proverbs as of Sayings, Sentences, Maxims, and Phrases