abstract art

fame

leadership

nationality

American

occupation / innovator as

photographer

painter

designer

scientific organization

American Academy of Arts and Sciences

American Academy of Arts and Letters

innovator in the field of

art of painting

intellectual movement

social realism

is concerned with separating certain fundamentals from irrelevant material which surrounds them.

To abstract is to draw out the essence of a matter. To abstract in art is to separate certain fundamentals from irrelevant material which surrounds them. (Ben Shahn)

is like a smudge on one's nose which one can't see, though other people can.

Fame is like a smudge on your nose. You can't see it. Other people can.

is not something one exercises but rather something that 'happens' when one has earned respect.

Leadership is something you earn, something you're chosen for. You can't come in yelling, 'I'm your leader!' If it happens, it's because the other guys respect you. Ben Roethlisberger

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