Kenneth Noland

I think of painting without subject matter as music without words.

I met David Smith through my former wife, Cornelia, who'd studied with him.

Pollock was well known, certainly, but for all the wrong reasons. He was known as much for being wild and unconventional in his working methods as for being a great artist.

I studied international relations and economics at the University of Virginia. I paid my way by working as a bartender in the summer and at three part-time jobs during the year.

I have thrown chairs, but only during football matches. Generally, I am well-behaved. I do not like to make people angry.