Essential Tools: A Dozen Things Every Artist’s Studio Needs (and That Also Make Great Gifts)

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Looking for a gift for an artist friend or a child in art school? Here is a list of a dozen things we think every artist—whether they work in traditional media, in a less conventional medium like light (think James Turrell), or in installation or performance art—should keep on hand, along with our with our recommendations for specific products culled fro