‘An Artist’s Duty, as Far’ — Nina Simone Quote Tee | Wear Words Typographic Statement Tee — Muscle Tank

“An artist’s duty, as far as I’m concerned, is to reflect the times.” Nina Simone said this in a television interview in the late 1960s, at the peak of her civil-rights years — the era of “Mississippi Goddam” and the Birmingham church bombing. She meant it as a challenge rather than a platitude: with Black Americans fighting for survival, she held that an artist who stays neutral has abandoned the job.

**Bella+Canvas 3483 — Muscle Tank (Black only for now, Color finish).** A white option isn’t available from our printer at the moment — we’ll add it the moment it is. 100% combed & ring-spun cotton, 4.2 oz, 30 singles. Unisex muscle fit, crew neck, cut-off sleeves, wide armholes, side-seamed, pre-shrunk. Care: machine wash cold with like colors, tumble dry low, no bleach, cool iron inside-out (never iron the print).