It was sexually a very different thing when [the models] worked with men. They felt a charge... I caught them when they were relaxed, natural, and I spent a lot of time talking to them about their husbands, their lovers,… — Lillian Bassman Copy Share Image
I am completely tied up with softness, fragility, and the problems of a feminine world. — Lillian Bassman Copy Share Image
Long necks. The thrust of the head in a certain position. The way the fingers work, fabrics work. It's all part of my painting… — Lillian Bassman Copy Share Image
It was sexually a very different thing when [the models] worked with men. They felt a charge... I caught them when they were relaxed,… — Lillian Bassman Copy Share Image
The women who intrigued me [as models] had the most beautiful necks and the most responsive hand movements. At one point, I found El… — Lillian Bassman Copy Share Image
[When I photograph] I project what I'm not. What I would like to be. — Lillian Bassman Copy Share Image
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