Artist Quotes by Agnes Gund

Six of my 12 grandchildren are black.

— Agnes Gund

I've had to sell a lot of art, which I've hated to do because I really love the art I have.

— Agnes Gund

Of course, museums and galleries and art spaces will continue to ground the art world. But certainly the public - as well as artists…

— Agnes Gund

Dealers claim that women artists are not as salable as men, that they are a poor investment. We know that there are few women…

— Agnes Gund

However dark, however demanding the realities of existence are, artists provide the lift, the light, the ways to make it through. They help us…

— Agnes Gund

I own works by women artists; it is hard for me to see, literally to see, how women and men differ in the quality…

— Agnes Gund

I have always had an extreme sensitivity to inequality.

— Agnes Gund

I'm hoping someday that we'll be able to start a consortium with places like Carnegie Hall to work on early childhood education. I really…

— Agnes Gund

I get income, but I don't have a big swath of money to invest in things.

— Agnes Gund

Most of the art I have is more on the beautiful side than the violent or disturbing side.

— Agnes Gund

I was never a good fundraiser.

— Agnes Gund

Art shouldn't be prohibited in public schools when kids in private schools always get it.

— Agnes Gund

I actually believe that this Trump phenomenon, which has affected many of us, is going to accelerate the use of art for philanthropy, because…

— Agnes Gund

The arts capture our insecurities, quicken our instincts, guide us through threats. They help us know ourselves. They help us know each other. They…

— Agnes Gund

Recycling old buildings to show art is very important.

— Agnes Gund