rts which are not repre-sentative of any schoolor creed. The publicthat pays to see artwants wheat not chaff. Alphabetical hangingbrought obloquy anddispraise, for it resultedin a riotous pall-malland hodge-podge ofpaint that afforded nosense of repose andcomfort; in fact, it wasthe very negation… … never attract the public in sufficient quantitiesto ensure financial success. That is a foregoneconclusion, needing no argument. Recourse mustbe had to other fea-tures; in fact, the freakelement must be intro-duced. Thus do weworship mammon andjjopularisc art. A goodsprinkling of semi-lewd,rude and…
Art · Decoration and ornament
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