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“Many cherish the idea that a photograph is an exact presentment of nature, and accept without question the paradox that a photograph cannot lie. Actually there never was a more unmitigated liar.”

Quote by Walter J. Phillips

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Walter J. Phillips

Walter J. Phillips was a significant figure in the field of 【Identity Positioning】. Born on October 25, 1884, and passed away on July 5, 1963, his life was marked by a rich tapestry of experiences. His biography highlights his background, education, and career, with a focus on his achievements and contributions to the field, as well as his enduring impact and evaluation by later generations. more

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“The portrait painter... If he insults his sitters his occupation is gone. Whether he paints the should instead of the features, or the latter with all its natural blemishes, he is as presumptuous as if he shouted, 'What a face. Hide it.' which would never do, although it is analogous to what landscape painters are doing every day.”

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“Every successful painter has worked hard. He cannot rest after having gained a certain degree of facility in drawing, and expect to retain it. He must advance or fall behind. Without practice he will forget; his eye will fail him; and his hand will deny its master.”

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“Perhaps the ideal life is that of the week-end artist, who preserves the integrity of his own aesthetic ideals because of his economic independence... If his daily grind is hateful he has his weekly solace in art.”

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“Many a painter has lived in affluence, in high esteem, who lacked the divine spark, and who is utterly forgotten to-day.”

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“Is the artist impelled by spiritual forces, by the divine afflatus, by conscious or unconscious emulation of others? Do angles whisper in the ears of the chosen few, and create for them visions of aethereal beauty? Do landscape painters of genius walk the plains of Heaven? Or is it only vanity that urges him to paint?”

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“Realism is condemned by those artists whose poverty of technique does not permit them to express it.”

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“The rewards of art are not always commensurate with its quality. It affords a precarious living.”

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“Rhythm is as necessary in a picture as pigment; it is as much a part of painting as of music.”

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