"I wish there was a painter who could paint as well as Ted Williams could hit"
- Jack Levine
About this Quote
This quote by Jack Levine is a homage to the famous baseball player Ted Williams. It is a metaphor that compares Williams' skill as a hitter to the skill of a painter. Levine is expressing affection for Williams' capability to hit a baseball with such precision and power. He is recommending that if there was a painter who might catch the very same level of excellence as Williams did when he was at the plate, then the world would be a far more lovely place. Levine is likewise implying that Williams' ability as a hitter was so terrific that it could be compared to the skill of a painter. This quote is a testimony to the success of Ted Williams and his ability to strike a baseball with such precision and power.
This quote is written / told by Jack Levine somewhere between January 3, 1915 and today. He/she was a famous Artist from USA.
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