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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Topic
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Author

Norman Maclean
Source
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Medium
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Genre
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Language
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Time
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Citation

Maclean, Norman. "A River Runs Through it." A River Runs Through It and Other Stories. University of Chicago Press, 1976.

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Beauty is mysterious as well as terrible. God and the devil are fighting there, and the battlefield is the heart of man.

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Author

Fyodor Dostoevsky
Source
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Medium
Novel
Language
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Time
1880 1880s 19th century
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Current Citation

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