Quote of the day
I don't say 'Tis impossible for an impudent man not to rise in the world, but a moderate merit with a large share of impudence is more probable to be advanced than the greatest qualifications without it.
George Brecht
Born: August 27, 1926
Died: December 5, 2008 (aged 82)
Bio: George Brecht, born George Ellis MacDiarmid, was an American conceptual artist and avant-garde composer as well as a professional chemist who worked as a consultant for companies including Pfizer, Johnson & Johnson, and Mobil Oil.
Known for:
- Chance-imagery (1966)
- Notebook VI: March 1961 - June 1961 (2005)
- Notebook VII: Juni 1961 - September 1962 (2005)
- Games at the Cedilla (1967)
- C for Brecht (2008)