"I think the collectors have made an enormous contribution, not only to the market but to painters themselves... These people that buy, that set standards, make everyone else itch to emulate."

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Source: Philip Johnson: What I've Learned. Interview with John H. Richardson, www.esquire.com. February 1999.

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Philip Johnson

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Philip Johnson was a pioneering architect known for his role in modernism and his iconic work, the Glass House, which redefined architectural transparency.

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