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1 author picked Aphorisms for Artists as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

I can open any page of this book and discover meaningful observationswith lots of food for thought. For two decades, the late artist and educator Walter Darby Bannard reflected on the question, why do young artists struggle to find their voices?

He answered the question with engaging insights based on his personal philosophy. At the urging of a former student, he put his thoughts into a book. But you don’t need to be an aspiring artist to treasure what Bannard has to say; artists at all career levels will be inspired by his words. 

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