When I appeared before you on a
previous occasion, I had seen nothing of American art save the Doric columns and
Corinthian chimney-pots visible on your Broadway and Fifth Avenue. I find that
what your people need is not so much high imaginative art but that which hallows
the vessels of everyday use. I suppose that the poet will sing and the artist will paint regardless whether the world praises or blames. He has his own world and is independent of his fellow-men. But the handicraftsman is dependent on your pleasure and opinion. He needs your encouragement and he must have beautiful surroundings. Your people love art but do not sufficiently honor the handicraftsman. I find one great trouble all over is that your workmen are not given to noble designs. You cannot be indifferent to this, because art is n A. the former is more beautiful than the latter B. the latter is more independent than the former C. the latter is more honored than the former D. the former is more imaginative than the latter 更多"{{B}}TEXT D{{/B}} When "的相关试题:我来回答: 提交
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