"I learned more from my mother than from all the art historians and curators who have informed me about technical aspects of art history and art appreciation over the years.“


-David Rockefeller

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I learned more from my mother than from all the art historians and curators who have informed me about technical aspects of art history and art appreciation over the years.

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