Art Quote by Laura Gilpin

Art may not have the power to change the course of history, but it can provide a perspective on historical events that needs to…

— Dave Brubeck

I think that an obsession with art history gave rise to the work.

— Kehinde Wiley

I always enjoyed art history because, growing up in California, my exposure was limited, and it was a new experience. To learn the history…

— Herb Ritts

I always thought that art that is produced somehow has to reflect the zeitgeist or the ambiance and the time and the history in…

— Michael C. McMillen

For me, art history is like a feather bed - you fall into it and it catches you.

— David Salle

Much of the way we understand the world is through images. That's what I think good art does - it teaches you how to…

— Trevor Paglen

People regard art too highly, and history not enough

— John Irving

Art is supposed to change and grow and accord with the times. It seems perfect to me that we have a period drama with…

— Claudia Jessie

Art needs to be socialised, and you need a lot of context to understand that, and that doesn't mean having read a few art…

— Peter M. Brant

“The real reason that students and increasingly teachers of art history are ready to jettison the past, however, is that the refusal of the…

— Christopher S. Wood

Art lives and dies in the unique heart of he who carries it, just as all feelings only live and expand in the souls…

— Marianne von Werefkin

Art is the Western myth, with which we both console ourselves and make ourselves.

— Zadie Smith