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Paul Outerbridge

Paul Outerbridge Biography

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Paul Outerbridge was an influential American photographer born on August 15, 1896, and passed away on October 17, 1958. He was a significant figure in the early 20th-century American photography scene, known for his unique photographic style and contributions to the art of photography.

Paul Outerbridge was an influential American photographer born on August 15, 1896, and passed away on October 17, 1958. He was a significant figure in the early 20th-century American photography scene, known for his unique photographic style and contributions to the art of photography.

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“[A photograph] should do something to the beholder; either give a more complete appreciation of beauty, or, if nothing else, even a good mental kick in the pants.”

Ifs Giving Should Photograph Appreciation Kicks Good Man Pants Beholder

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“The business of the state trying to legislate modesty is relatively both an infantile and ridiculous procedure. Of course, it is true that the more things are secreted the more intriguing they become, because it is always the forbidden that has the strongest appeal. Nudity is a state of fact - lewdity a state of mind.”

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“I had a growing feeling that most of the best art of the world in painting and sculpture had been done, and that this newest form [photography] was more related to the progress and tempo of modern science of the eye.”

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“Now, whereas we do not find it hard to accept the beauty of a flower for itself alone, in present-day, mechanical-industrial civilization, people will usually question the use of a picture. Things are estimated much more for what they do or will do than for what they are or will become... .”

People Hard Use Accepting Flower Civilization Present Day

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“In black and white you suggest, in color you state.”

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“If exposure of a nude body is thought to incite relations between the sexes, well, what of it. We want a large population anyway.”

Ifs Want Wells Body Sex Relation Population Exposure

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Source: Paul Outerbridge, Jr: photographs

“One very important difference between color and monochromatic photography is this: in black and white you suggest; in color you state. Much can be implied by suggestion, but statement demands certainty... absolute certainty.”

“Art is life seen through man's inner craving for perfection and beauty-- his escape from the sordid realities of life into a world of his imagining. Art accounts for at least a third of our civilization, and it is one of the artist's principal duties to do more than merely record life or nature. To the artist is given the privilege of pointing the way and inspiring towards a better life.”

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“Nudity is a state of fact; lewdity, to coin a phrase, is a state of mind”

Mind States Facts Phrases State Of Mind Coins Nudity

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Source: Paul Outerbridge Jr: photographs

About the Author

Born: August 15, 1896
Died: October 17, 1958
Known for: Photographer
Quotes: 9

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