Margot Fonteyn, in Margot Fonteyn : Autobiography (1975), p. 81
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Great artists are people who find the way to be themselves in their art. Any sort of pretension induces mediocrity in art and life alike.
— Artist
What It Means
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About Artist
An artist is a person engaged in one or more of any of a broad spectrum of activities related to creating art, practicing the arts, and/or demonstrating an art.
About Artist
An artist is a person engaged in one or more of any of a broad spectrum of activities related to creating art, practicing the arts, and/or demonstrating an art.
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