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While visiting family in Washington, DC, I was blown away by the art of Louise Bourgeious and Fritz Scholder. One of Louise's pieces has this statement embroidered:

I've been to hell and back

And let me tell you, it was wonderful!

At the American Indian Museum, they provided a video interviewing Fritz and discussing his life. His quotes are killer. Totally contradictory and sometimes poking fun. Unfortunately, I'm having trouble remembering them, and I can't find the really good zingers on the web. He talks about being 1/4 indian, and this isn't too far from what he said in the video:

...I'm proud of my one-quarter heritage but it really means nothing, because how can you be anything if you're one-quarter

source: http://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/oralhistories/transcripts/schold95.htm

My favorite Scholder painting is Monster Love No 1 (sorry it's not easy to link to). It's such a beautiful piece. The Smithsonian site shows all his work on display in DC and NY.

Oh another quote, it was something like "As far as I can see, fine art is the best racket around (or maybe in town?)". I love that! I wish I could have met him.