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<p>[QUOTE="Ltrain, post: 909051, member: 24795"]I disagree that the mint has great artists right now, for two reasons, one of which is their fault, and another which is not.</p><p><br /></p><p>#1. Great artists have great creativity. We just aren't seeing the level of creativity from these artists that we had from artists who designed our coinage in the early 20th century. This, to an extent, is tied into my next point...</p><p><br /></p><p>#2. Great artists have freedom. By putting boundaries on what they can create, we are limiting their ability to create great artwork for our coinage. These restrictions aren't their fault at all, but they have made the decision to take a paycheck over having artistic freedom, and that, to me, prevents them from becoming great artists.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Ltrain, post: 909051, member: 24795"]I disagree that the mint has great artists right now, for two reasons, one of which is their fault, and another which is not. #1. Great artists have great creativity. We just aren't seeing the level of creativity from these artists that we had from artists who designed our coinage in the early 20th century. This, to an extent, is tied into my next point... #2. Great artists have freedom. By putting boundaries on what they can create, we are limiting their ability to create great artwork for our coinage. These restrictions aren't their fault at all, but they have made the decision to take a paycheck over having artistic freedom, and that, to me, prevents them from becoming great artists.[/QUOTE]
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