Accepting Quote by Paul Outerbridge
“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... .”
![“[...] For the first time ever, images of art have become ephemeral, ubiquitous, insubstantial, available, valueless, free. They surround us in the same way as a language surrounds us. They have entered the mainstream of life over which they no longer, in themselves, have power. Yet very few people…” quote by John Berger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/be8/john-berger-1590_art_for-the-first-time-ever-images-of-art-ha_2591874.jpg)
![“[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.” quote by Paul Outerbridge](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/12f/paul-outerbridge-45132_appreciation_a-photograph-should-do-something-to-the_805443.jpg)
![“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.” quote by Paul Outerbridge](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/9cf/paul-outerbridge-45132_art_i-had-a-growing-feeling-that-most-of-the_2193253.jpg)
