Quote of the day
Park women, properly so called, are those degraded creatures, utterly lost to all sense of shame, who wander about the paths most frequented after nightfall in the Parks, and consent to any species of humiliation for the sake of acquiring a few shillings
Herbert Read
Born: December 4, 1893
Died: June 12, 1968 (aged 74)
Bio: Sir Herbert Edward Read was an English anarchist, poet and literary critic, best known for numerous books on art, which included influential volumes on the role of art in education. Read was co-founder of the Institute of Contemporary Arts.
Known for:
- The Green Child (1935)
- The meaning of art (1931)
- A Concise History of Modern Painting (1959)
- Art and Society (1937)
Most used words:
Herbert Read Quotes