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Bradley and Carter

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"I had the idea to ask Ellsworth [Kelly] to design a tattoo a few years ago and did one day, not really expecting him to say yes. But he was happy to do it so I photocopied my right forearm, which is where I wanted it, so he'd have an actual size 'image' of my arm. Then a few months later I was up there visiting him and asked him about it again and he said, 'Let's just do it right now,' so he pulled out scissors and colored paper and worked out the design on my arm, and then made a collage of that on the photocopy of my arm. I took that collage to the brilliant and wonderful Scott Campbell and he executed it using the collage as a reference and matching the colors, etc. Ellsworth was so pleased when he finally saw it that he gave it an inventory number and considers it one of his works of art. The whole experience was delightful and I adore Ellsworth, one of the nicest, kindest friends anyone could hope to have." —Whitney curator Carter Foster

See more art tattoos via New York magazine.

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"I think most artists use drawing the way a writer would make a draft. The drawings are being used to get to something else. Drawing is absolutely the connective tissue. It connects up everything they do."

Listen to Carter Foster, Steven and Ann Ames Curator of Drawing at The Whitney Museum of American Art, discuss his appreciation for drawing and introduce plans for the Future Whitney's new 'works on paper study room.'

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Have a question for Hopper Drawing curator Carter Foster? Ask via Twitter by Tuesday, and we'll post responses on Ask a Curator Day on September 18!

When asking a question, be sure to mention us (@whitneymuseum) and use the hashtag #askacurator.

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Tomorrow at 92nd Street Y: Hopper Drawing curator Carter Foster discusses how Hopper used his drawings to develop his paintings, arguing that the artist's work can only be fully understood through careful examination of these preparatory studies. Reserve your tickets now.

Edward Hopper (1882–1967), Self-Portrait, 1945. Fabricated chalk and charcoal on paper, 22 x 14 15/16 in. (55.9 x 37.9 cm). Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; Josephine N. Hopper Bequest 70.287. © Heirs of Josephine N. Hopper, licensed by the Whitney Museum of American Art. Digital image © Whitney Museum of American Art

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The Hopper Drawing exhibition catalogue—the first comprehensive exploration of the artist's drawings and working methods—is available at the Whitney Shop.

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"Part of the nature of this exhibition is to show the depth within a single idea." —Curator Carter Foster

Foster walks Artinfo through the galleries of Hopper Drawing, on view through October 6.