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Marvin Mattelson · 10-14-2003, 02:01 PM

I would like to think that the cream always rises to the surface, but on the other hand, H.L. Menkin said: "Nobody ever got poor underestimating the taste of the great American public." Based on the prices that certain portrait artists get, I'm afraid that he may be right.

10-14-2003, 02:01 PM	#6
Marvin Mattelson SOG Member FT Professional '04 Merit Award PSA '04 Best Portfolio PSA '03 Honors Artists Magazine '01 Second Prize ASOPA Perm. Collection- Ntl. Portrait Gallery Perm. Collection- Met Leads Workshops Joined: May 2002 Location: Great Neck, NY Posts: 1,093	Go figure? I would like to think that the cream always rises to the surface, but on the other hand, H.L. Menkin said: "Nobody ever got poor underestimating the taste of the great American public." Based on the prices that certain portrait artists get, I'm afraid that he may be right. __________________ Marvin Mattelson http://www.fineartportrait.com [email protected]