Jack Levine Quotes

The satirical direction I have chosen is an indication of my disappointment in man, which is the opposite way of saying that I have high expectations for the human race.
Jack Levine

Human, Saying, High

Ah, but it's nice to be in the opposition, nice to be a bone in somebody's throat.
Jack Levine

Nice, Somebody, Opposition

Most artists like to think of themselves as rugged individualists, as independent characters.
Jack Levine

Themselves, Artists, Characters

As far as I'm concerned, I want to remain the mean little man I always was.
Jack Levine

Mean, Far, Concerned

Here we were, corrupting all those Russians toward communism.
Jack Levine

Here, Communism, Toward

I am primarily concerned with the condition of man.
Jack Levine

Concerned, Condition, Primarily

I wish there was a painter who could paint as well as Ted Williams could hit.
Jack Levine

Wish, Hit, Paint

I'm an outsider.
Jack Levine

I'm the little dog who goes the wrong way - under the hoop.
Jack Levine

Wrong, Dog, Goes

Impulses are hard to come by these days.
Jack Levine

Hard, Days, Impulses

It was a movement that had all the art critics, all the museum directors in its thrall.
Jack Levine

Art, Movement, Critics

Now painting is different. It's something recollected in tranquility.
Jack Levine

Different, Painting

This acting was very hard work.
Jack Levine

Work, Hard, Acting

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Artist

Born: January 3, 1915

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