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[referring to a childlike drawing of a cow] Katherine Watson:
25 years ago, someone thought this was brilliant. Connie Baker:
I can see that. Betty Warren:
Who? Katherine Watson:
My mother. I painted it for her birthday. Next slide. This is my mom. Is it art? Susan Delacorte:
It's a snapshot. Katherine Watson:
If I told you Ansel Adams had taken it, would that make a difference? Betty Warren:
Art isn't art until someone says it is. Katherine Watson:
It's art! Betty Warren:
The right people. Katherine Watson:
And who are they? Giselle Levy:
Betty Warren! We're so lucky we have one of them right here
25 years ago, someone thought this was brilliant. Connie Baker:
I can see that. Betty Warren:
Who? Katherine Watson:
My mother. I painted it for her birthday. Next slide. This is my mom. Is it art? Susan Delacorte:
It's a snapshot. Katherine Watson:
If I told you Ansel Adams had taken it, would that make a difference? Betty Warren:
Art isn't art until someone says it is. Katherine Watson:
It's art! Betty Warren:
The right people. Katherine Watson:
And who are they? Giselle Levy:
Betty Warren! We're so lucky we have one of them right here
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Twenty five years ago someone thought this was brilliant
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I can see that Who
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My mother I painted it for her birthday
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Next slide This is my mom
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Is it art It's a snapshot
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If I told you Ansel Adams had taken it would that make a difference
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Art isn't art until someone says it is It's art
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The right people Who are they
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Betty Warren
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Movie Summary
The story of Katherine Ann Watson, a feminist teacher who studied at UCLA graduate school and in 1953 left her boyfriend behind in Los Angeles, California to teach at Wellesley College, a conservative women's private liberal arts college in Massachusetts, United States.




