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| | Clyfford Still (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05) |
 | | In many cases, he disdained or was infuriated by anyone who tried to interpret his work, including art critics, art historians, patrons, and museum curators. |
 | | His attitude about art and artmaking was romantic and passionate, and he did not believe that most people understood or properly appreciated his work. |
 | | Gordon Smith, who was the director of the Albright Art Gallery (renamed the Albright-Knox Art Gallery when the 1962 addition was completed) from 1955-1973, along with the Gallery's important patron Seymour H. Knox, worked hard to win Still's trust and finally convinced him of their sincere interest in his work. |
| www.albrightknox.org /ArtStart/Still.html (749 words) |
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