Great Throughts Treasury

This site is dedicated to the memory of Dr. Alan William Smolowe who gave birth to the creation of this database.

Nancy Graves

American Painter, Sculptor, Printmaker and Filmmaker

"We are born and we die. By understanding our interrelatedness to the chain gang of life, meaning comes."

"Why camels? Because camels shouldn't exist. They have flesh on their hoofs, four stomachs, a dislocated jaw. Yet with all of the illogical form the camel still functions. And though they may be amusing, they are still wonderful to watch."