Word: patronizing
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...many people, retirement acts like a patron. "When you think about the history of art, patrons gave people time and resources to spend on efforts other than making ends meet," says Dr. Gene D. Cohen, author of the forthcoming The Creative Age. That may be one reason folk art tends to be dominated by late bloomers. "Most self-taught artists in America don't have advanced degrees, so they have been part of the work force all their lives," says Lee Kogan, director of New York's Folk Art Institute. "It doesn't mean their talent wasn't there earlier...
...belief that "abstraction" was not autonomous, that it was a way of getting to the core of reality by jettisoning whatever might be incidental. Then, Phillips wrote, "abstract art ceases to be an amusement for the aesthete and becomes a divine activity." Phillips couldn't be Ryder's patron: the man was dead. But he was Dove's lifeline, acquiring some 55 works during the years of their friendship. "After fighting for an idea all your life, I realize that your backing has saved it for me, and I want to thank you with all my heart and soul...