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“ I was fascinated
by circuses. I was working as a water boy during
the summers when the circus would come to Youngstown,
Ohio, and I had a chance to see them putting on their
makeup before going on stage. I’d see
if I could make drawings of them and later I would
use these in paintings. Clowns portray such
a range of emotions from carefree joy to profound
sadness. I used to watch the vaudeville clowns
and then I found out that I couldn’t stop painting
them since I enjoyed them so much.”
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