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Wilfred Brunner

This Particular Example

1980

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Wilfred Brunner

This Particular Example

1980

Physical Qualities Acrylic and oil on canvas, 48 x 72 in. (121.9 x 182.9 cm.)
Credit Line Gift of the Artist in Memory of his Father
Object Number 1982.23
The Baltimore Museum of Art by gift, 1982; the Artist

Artist

Wilfred Brunner

born Washington, D.C. 1948

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ROBERT MACAIRE, PROFESSOR OF INDUSTRY. HERE'S AN EXAMPLE. BUY A NEW PROCESS, IT DOESN'T MATTER WHICH, OR WHETHER IT'S GOOD OR BAD, BUY IT FOR 600F, 500F, 25F, FOR AS LITTLE AS POSSIBLE. CREATE 500'000F WORTH OF SHARES, AS MANY AS POSSIBLE. MAKE OUT MONSTER ADVERTISEMENTS, MONSTER POSTERS, MONSTER PROMISES. MAKE THE CAPITAL, POCKET IT, PUT THE KEY UNDER THE DOOR, FILE YOUR BANKRUPTCY PAPERS, THAT'S TO SAY THE COMPANY'S PAPERS... THAT'S THE END OF
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