And I think that even today, New York still has more of this unexpected quality around every corner than any place else. It's something quite extraordinary
Robert RauschenbergThis was my first encounter with art as art (he saw 'Pinky' painted by Sir Thomas Lawrence and 'The Blue Boy" painted by Thomas Gainborough).. ..somebody actually MADE those paintings.. ..(it) was the first time I realized you could be an artist.
Robert Rauschenberg