J.S.G. Boggs: Dollar is All Act of Faith

Posted by admin on Saturday, January 28, 2017

J.S.G. Boggs Money Quote saying we put great faith in our currency, but few understand that it only works because of the value we assign it and our trust that others have similar beliefs. J.S.G. Boggs said:
 

 

“It’s all an act of faith, nobody knows what a dollar is, what the word means, what holds the thing up, what it stands in for” — J.S.G. Boggs

 
and he continues “And that’s what my work is about” as an artist who explores the meaning of money in his work. Boggs died in 2016 with far less recognition than he deserved. Visit the related quotes from Boggs shown below for more on a great artist.
 

 
 

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