Art "The Window Washer" Nesson

Natives from the 1970s and '80s will remember Art Nesson, who was known for holding his enormous overall-clad beer belly on corner mailboxes.

He became a favorite of philosophical art students. In and around the UW Humanities Building, home to the art department, they memorialized him in graffiti: “What is Art? ... Art is a window washer”. There were also T-shirts made with this line.