The big pay-off was to work as an artist and gain some shred of respect from your friends, who were also artists. But there was never any notion that you could make a living out of art. On the rare occasions you had a gallery show, and sold a little work, well, that was just gravy. — Edward Ruscha

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Mini who’s who:

Edward Ruscha : American Artist
Born:  December 16, 1937