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Margaret Kilgallen

(1967–2001) Painter United States

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Margaret Kilgallen was a painter from the United States, best known for Margaret kilgallen.

Quick Facts About Margaret Kilgallen

Born: October 28, 1967
Died: June 26, 2001
Nationality: United States
Profession: Painter
Notable works: Margaret kilgallen
Spouse: Barry McGee

About Margaret Kilgallen

Margaret Leisha Kilgallen was a San Francisco Bay Area artist who combined graffiti art, painting, and installation art. Though a contemporary artist, her work showed a strong influence from folk art. She was considered a central figure in the Bay Area Mission School art movement.

Biography source: Wikipedia

Quotes by Margaret Kilgallen

From a distance it might look straight, but when you get close up, you can always see the line waver. And I…

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Beauty

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My hand will always be imperfect because it's human… I think that's where the beauty is.

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Beauty

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I do everything by hand... Even if I'm doing really big letters and I spend a lot of time going over the…

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Able

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Having a background in doing printmaking and letterpress, I think that I became very interested in images that were flat and graphic.…

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Backgrounds

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If you're doing something in the city, then hopefully you're speaking to somebody who has an open mind who is walking by.…

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Able

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On any day in the Mission in San Francisco, you can see a hand-painted sign that is kind of funky, and maybe…

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Beautiful

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I believe there need to be women visual in our every day landscape, working hard and doing their own thing, whether you…

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Acceptable

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