“.. that men could view as natural, without reverence or awe but to whom such things were natural
because they were statements of peaceful pursuit – and joined in the phenomenon of life”

— David Smith

1940s, The Question – What is your Hope' (c. 1940s)

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American visual artist (1906-1965) 1906–1965

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“.. that men could view as natural, without reverence or awe but to whom such things were natural
because they were statements of peaceful pursuit – and joined in the phenomenon of life”