Famous quotes containing the words artist and/or social:
“We live in an age where the artist is forgotten. He is a researcher. I see myself that way.”
—David Hockney (b. 1937)
“...I discovered that I could take a risk and survive. I could march in Philadelphia. I could go out in the street and be gay even in a dress or a skirt without getting shot. Each victory gave me courage for the next one.”
—Martha Shelley, U.S. author and social activist. As quoted in Making History, part 3, by Eric Marcus (1992)