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    Who wrote that painting is "the art of protecting flat surfaces from the weather and exposing them to the critic"?

    Question #56701. Asked by lanfranco. (Apr 16 05 4:10 PM)


    robboy

    		That'd be Ambrose Bierce--someone I admire for his wit and not his talent.

    Apr 16 05, 5:05 PM
    lanfranco

    		Yay, robboy. But where did he write it?

    Apr 16 05, 5:40 PM
    Arpeggionist

    		I believe that's one of many entries in what is known to literary minds as the Demon's Dictionary (or the Devil's Dictionary).

    Apr 16 05, 5:42 PM
    lanfranco

    		Yay to Arpeggionist as well. Ambrose Bierce (1842-1914?) is regarded by some as the poor man's Mark Twain. His newspaper columns were collected as "The Devil's Dictionary" in the early 19th century. I'm rather fond of his definition of "Absurdity": A statement or belief manifestly inconsistent with one's own opinion."

    And, sorry, robboy, but "Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" is still one of my favorites.

    Apr 16 05, 6:18 PM
    robboy

    		rpeg's answer sounds about right; I only recall the quote from earlier studies.

    Apr 16 05, 6:18 PM
    robboy

    		Taste should never be tendered with an apology; it's an argument won only by attrition.
    Any idea who said that?

    Apr 16 05, 6:22 PM
    lanfranco

    		Not off the top of my head, caro; but I'm working on it.

    Apr 16 05, 7:02 PM

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