I lean toward the enchantment, the visual power, of the aesthetically rejected subject.

Walker Evans

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Topic

The wretched of the earth Observation Beauty

Speaker

Walker Evans

Source

Image Magazine

Medium

Interview Magazine

Language

English

Time

1974 1970s 20th century

Occupation

Photographer Artist

From

United States

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Citation

Evans, Walker. Interviewed by Yale Alumni Magazine. 1974.

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John Dean
Statement Type
Metaphor, analogy and simile
Language
English
Time
1973 1970s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

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Beauty is vanishing from our world because we live as though it did not matter.

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Topic
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Author

Roger Scruton
Source
Beauty: A Very Short Introduction
Genre
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Language
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Time
2011 2010s 21st century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

Scruton, Roger. Beauty: A Very Short Introduction. Oxford University Press, 2011, ch. 8.