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Behind the Canvas with Artist Alex Katz

The figurative painter talks about the artistic process, his education and his influences (03:36)

Video courtesy: Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center
Images courtesy: Alex Katz Papers, Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution


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Alex Katz is a breathtakingly good painter...I am completely inspired. The face is my obsession and he validates my own work by the choices he makes. He came to the Boston MFA and I heard him speak. I felt honored to be in his presence. Thank you.

Posted by M McSweeney on July 29,2010 | 09:48 AM



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