08/15/2026
"Art today is at a boiling point and so is the world. You cannot indulge in an o**y of war and destruction, hatred and suspicion and expect an aftermath of serenity. Nor can one expect our artists, many of whom have but a short time ago put away hot ri**es to picture something that is no longer there.
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Let me assure them that they will find the answer in the headlines of our daily papers. The Bells of Destiny are now playing Jazz. Nor need they blame the artist for exercising his prophetic insight and for painting pictures in a language of symbols for which they are equally responsible. "
Andre Smith 1947
