In one gallery they actually had a notice which said No Sketching. How…

David Hockney
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In one gallery they actually had a notice which said No Sketching. How obnoxious! I said, How do you think these things got on the walls if there was no sketching? ✨ Portrait of the Artist as a Naughty Boy. Interview with John Mortimer, In Character, 1983.
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In one gallery they actually had a notice which said No Sketching. How obnoxious! I said, How do you think these things got on the walls if there was no sketching? ✨ Portrait of the Artist as a Naughty Boy. Interview with John Mortimer, In Character, 1983.

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