Quote of the day
What we observe is not nature itself but nature exposed to our method of questioning. Our scientific work in physics consists in asking questions about nature in the language that we possess and trying to get an answer from experiment by the means that are at our disposal.
Lincoln Kirstein
Born: May 4, 1907
Died: January 5, 1996 (aged 88)
Bio: Lincoln Edward Kirstein was an American writer, impresario, art connoisseur, philanthropist, and cultural figure in New York City, noted especially as co-founder of the New York City Ballet.
Known for:
- Movement & metaphor (1970)
- Paul Cadmus (1984)