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Portrait Quotes

"I do house things. I paint. I do portraits. I also paint my house."

"I do house things. I paint. I do portraits. I also paint my house."

Willa Ford, American Musician

Portrait, Portraits

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"The best portraits are those in which there is a slight mixture of caricature."

"The best portraits are those in which there is a slight mixture of caricature."

Thomas B. Macaulay, English Historian

Portrait, Portraits

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"The most difficult thing for me is a portrait. You have to try and put your camera between the skin of a person and his shirt."

"The most difficult thing for me is a portrait. You have to try and put your camera between the skin of a person and his shirt."

Henri Cartier-Bresson, French Photographer

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"I wanted to translate from one flat surface to another. In fact, my learning disabilities controlled a lot of things. I don't recognize faces, so I'm sure it's what drove me to portraits in the first place."

"I wanted to translate from one flat surface to another. In fact, my learning disabilities controlled a lot of things. I don't recognize faces, so I'm sure it's what drove me to portraits in the first place."

Chuck Close, American Artist

Portrait, Faces, Fact, First, Learning

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