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Jacob Epstein Quotes

When I was doing Professor Albert Einstein’s bust he had many a jibe at the Nazi professors, one hundred of whom had condemned his theory of relativity in a book. ‘Were I wrong,’ he said, ‘one professor would have been enough Picture Quote #1

Early on I saw the plastic quality in colored people and had friends among them; and later was to work from colored models and friends, including Paul Robeson, whose splendid head I worked from in New York. I tried to draw Chinamen in their quarter, but the Chinese did not like being drawn and would immediately disappear when they spotted me Picture Quote #1

As a child, I had a serious illness that lasted for two years or more. I have vague recollections of this illness and of my being carried about a great deal. I was known as the ‘sick one.’ Whether this illness gave me a twist away from ordinary paths, I don’t know; but it is possible Picture Quote #1

My reading and drawing drew me away from the ordinary interests, and I lived a great deal in the world of imagination, feeding upon any book that fell into my hands. When I had got hold of a really thick book like Hugo’s ‘Les Miserables,’ I was happy and would go off into a corner to devour it Picture Quote #1

My earliest recollections are of the teeming East Side where I was born. This Hester Street and its surrounding streets were the most densely populated of any city on Earth; and looking back at it, I realize what I owe to its unique and crowded humanity Picture Quote #1

Why don’t they stick to murder and leave art to us? Picture Quote #1

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The artist is the world’s scapegoat Picture Quote #1

To accuse me of making sensations is the easiest way of attacking me, and in reality leaves the question of sculpture untouched Picture Quote #1

The artist who imagines that he puts his best into a portrait in order to produce something good, which will be a pleasure to the sitter and to himself, will have some bitter experiences Picture Quote #1

There are infinite modes of expression in the world of art, and to insist that only by one road can the artist attain his ends is to limit him Picture Quote #1

A sculptor is supposed to be a dull dog anyway, so why should he not break out in colour sometimes, and in my case I’d as soon be hanged for a sheep as a lamb Picture Quote #1

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When I was doing Professor Albert Einstein’s bust he had many a jibe at the Nazi professors, one hundred of whom had condemned his theory of relativity in a book. ‘Were I wrong,’ he said, ‘one professor would have been enough (Jacob Epstein Quotes) Early on I saw the plastic quality in colored people and had friends among them; and later was to work from colored models and friends, including Paul Robeson, whose splendid head I worked from in New York. I tried to draw Chinamen in their quarter, but the Chinese did not like being drawn and would immediately disappear when they spotted me. (Jacob Epstein Quotes) As a child, I had a serious illness that lasted for two years or more. I have vague recollections of this illness and of my being carried about a great deal. I was known as the ‘sick one.’ Whether this illness gave me a twist away from ordinary paths, I don’t know; but it is possible. (Jacob Epstein Quotes) My reading and drawing drew me away from the ordinary interests, and I lived a great deal in the world of imagination, feeding upon any book that fell into my hands. When I had got hold of a really thick book like Hugo’s ‘Les Miserables,’ I was happy and would go off into a corner to devour it. (Jacob Epstein Quotes) My earliest recollections are of the teeming East Side where I was born. This Hester Street and its surrounding streets were the most densely populated of any city on Earth; and looking back at it, I realize what I owe to its unique and crowded humanity. (Jacob Epstein Quotes) Why don’t they stick to murder and leave art to us? (Jacob Epstein Quotes) The artist is the world’s scapegoat (Jacob Epstein Quotes) To accuse me of making sensations is the easiest way of attacking me, and in reality leaves the question of sculpture untouched (Jacob Epstein Quotes) The artist who imagines that he puts his best into a portrait in order to produce something good, which will be a pleasure to the sitter and to himself, will have some bitter experiences (Jacob Epstein Quotes) There are infinite modes of expression in the world of art, and to insist that only by one road can the artist attain his ends is to limit him (Jacob Epstein Quotes) A sculptor is supposed to be a dull dog anyway, so why should he not break out in colour sometimes, and in my case I’d as soon be hanged for a sheep as a lamb (Jacob Epstein Quotes)