Within two days, she had completed the deal and was marketed as a world-class artist.

The festival was established in 1997, and has been bringing world-class artists to Virginia ever since.

"Even world-class artists had to learn to control their tools," she replied.

Sudarshan Pattnaik is one of the major world-class artists in this sculpture.

We're getting world-class artists and people just breaking into the business, struggling artists who need that kind of space.

At his peak, his musical talent was admired even by the world-class artists he played with.

She returned to the United States that year, firmly established as a world-class artist.

Too bad for her Diego Rivera was a world-class artist.

He said, "By listening to world-class artists discuss their artistic choices, we learn how art is made."

It isn't often that a 68-year-old retired produce vendor beats out world-class artists to win first prize in an international art competition.