BBCNEWS This Cultural Life June 4, 2024 02:34:00
The reason is very straightforward. his father, my paternal grandfather, was a commercial artist. he... you know, they coloured in photographs, in that wishy washy way that used to be the mode, and they had a picture framing business. and in the slump in the depression, nobody wanted pictures orframes, and grandpa couldn't feed the family. so my dad had a deep—seated fear of the notion of his offspring being an artist of any kind. it meant penury. later, when i run out of steam with the academicjourney i was on, and announced that i wanted to apply to go to drama school... ..hewas... ..to sa...
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