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stuato of art vie INES AI A st SEPTEMBER 15th TO 19th OFFICE-BEARERS, 1946-47 . President Joux Oxoxan Viee-Presidents Jaues Cant Ha Missixonas, Secretary: Beta Morris Members of Committee Ropeaick Saw Roy Daucanno Nan Hornin Curse Seanue Eswe Horns Newrox Hepsrrow FOREWORD ° COMMON MISCONCEPTIONS OF REALISM Some of the most common misconceptions of Re hote answered by members of the Studio of Realist Art REALISM 18 PROPAGANDA? This is probably. them misconception. All artis propaganda for semething—for war or against i fr love, for beauty, for better things, oF the star qu. "The point whic estinguishes the cealist in this respect that hie believer one may approach the lierary content in 2 work of art coniciouily, as well ax unconsciously. The most popular forms of art today, however, are anconscious propaganda, and, although they ate not intended © take our minds off vital saves, they do. Concious propaganda, of « brand acceptable to the eri is occasionally tolerated ; but f, onthe other hand, the pitare is too controversial and disturbing to the complacent, of let it be ‘obviously sincere, then i i immediately condemned as fvrible Iopagenda (0 chavce for art here}, and the sincerity is tesoslaed fs sentiment or blithely placed inte another equally “unin- tellectual” pigeonhole. The ignorant oF biased evitie disagrees with dhe way an artist prewntea statement became he disagrees with what the artist nye 1 commun and must deliberate

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