William Carlos Williams Quote

First we have to see. Or first we have to be taught to see. We have to be taught to see here, because here is everywhere, related to everywhere else, and if we don't see, hear, taste, smell and feel in this place - not only will we never know anything but the world of sense will be by that much diminished everywhere.


A Recognizable Image: William Carlos Williams on Art and Artists (ed. New Directions Publishing Corporation, 1978)


First we have to see. Or first we have to be taught to see. We have to be taught to see here, because here is everywhere, related to everywhere else, ...

First we have to see. Or first we have to be taught to see. We have to be taught to see here, because here is everywhere, related to everywhere else, ...

First we have to see. Or first we have to be taught to see. We have to be taught to see here, because here is everywhere, related to everywhere else, ...

First we have to see. Or first we have to be taught to see. We have to be taught to see here, because here is everywhere, related to everywhere else, ...