Art is meant to disturb, science reassures.

L’Art est fait pour troubler, la Science rassure.

Georges Braque

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Topic

Art and science Purpose of art Art Science

Author

Georges Braque

Source

Journals of Georges Braque

Medium

Personal journal

Language

French

Time

1952 1950s 20th century

Occupation

Painter Artist

From

France Europe

Authentication Score 1

Original Citation

Braque, Georges. Le Jour et la nuit: Cahiers 1917-52. Gallimard, 1952.

Current Citation

Braque, Georges. Illustrated Notebooks: 1917-1955. Translated by Stanley Appelbaum. Dover, 1971.

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Another quote from the 1950s

I have here in my hand a list of 205... A list of names that were made known to the Secretary of State as being members of the Communist Party and who nevertheless are still working and shaping policy in the State Department.

Joseph McCarthy

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Topic
Red Scare Cold War Communism American politics
Speaker
Joseph McCarthy
Medium
Speech
Genre
Political speech
Language
English
Time
1950 1950s 20th century
Authentication Score 2
Original Citation

McCarthy, Joseph. "Enemies from Within." Republican's Women's Club. 9 Feb. 1950. Wheeling, West Virginia, USA.

Current Citation

McCarthy, Joseph. Quoted in The Politics of Fear. Written by Robert Griffith. U of Massachusetts P, 1987.

Another quote about Art

Painting isn't an aesthetic operation; it's a form of magic designed as a mediator between this strange hostile world and us, a way of seizing the power by giving form to our terrors as well as our desires.

Pablo Picasso

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Topic
Painting Art
Speaker
Pablo Picasso
Time
1964 1960s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

Picasso, Pablo. Quoted in Life with Picasso, by Francoise Gilot and Carlton Lake. McGraw-Hill, 1964, pt. 6.

Another quote originally in French

The more things change, the more they are the same.

Alphonse Karr

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Topic
Change

Author

Alphonse Karr
Source
Les Guepes
Medium
Magazine
Statement Type
Paradox
Language
French
Time
1849 1840s 19th century
Authentication Score 1
Citation

Karr, Alphonse. Les Guepes, Jan 1849.