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Royal Cortissoz Biography

Art critic

Royal Cortissoz was an American art critic renowned for his insights into modern art and architecture. His writing style was distinctive and had a profound impact on the art world.

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Author:Royal Cortissoz

“It is an old trick. The playgoer who does not like dirty plays is denounced as a prude; the music-lover who resents cacophony is told he is a pedant; and in all these matters the final crushing blow administered to the man of discrimination is the ascription to him of a hidebound prejudice against things that are new because they are new.”

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Book:Art and common sense

Source: Art and common sense

About the Author

Born: February 10, 1869
Died: October 17, 1948
Known for: Art critic
Quotes: 2

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