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James Bolivar Manson
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“Tell the Trustees I think it is a very good Sickert — but the question is whether he is important enough for the Tate. I think not; but as an old friend of the artist perhaps I am a prejudiced judge.”
James Bolivar Manson (1879–1945) said by 1945 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Quoted in Frances Spalding, The Tate: A History (1998), pp. 62–70. Tate Gallery Publishing, London. .
“Over my dead body.”
James Bolivar Manson (1879–1945) said by 1945 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Response to Sir Robert Sainsbury, who wanted him to exhibit Henry Moore's Mother and Child sculpture. Quoted in Frances Spalding, The Tate: A History (1998), pp. 62–70. Tate Gallery Publishing, London. .
Also quoted by: Mohamed Morsi, Marjorie Scardino, 韓國瑜 (zh)
“My doctor has warned me that my nerves will not stand any further strain... I have begun to have blackouts, in which my actions become automatic. Sometimes these periods last several hours.... I had one of these blackouts at an official luncheon in Paris recently, and startled guests by suddenly crowing like a cock....”
James Bolivar Manson (1879–1945) said by 1945 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: At age 58, announcing his retirement as Tate director. Quoted in Frances Spalding, The Tate: A History (1998), pp. 62–70. Tate Gallery Publishing, London. .
“The roses are dying, and so am I.”
James Bolivar Manson (1879–1945) said by 1945 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Shortly before his death, quoted in Frances Spalding, The Tate: A History (1998), pp. 62–70. Tate Gallery Publishing, London. .
“In a country where feeling for art is not one of the national characteristics, it is particularly difficult to arrive at a common understanding of the term "art". There are many obstacles in the way, and some of them are imposed by the mere existence of such a body as the Royal Academy, for lacking any intuition in this matter of art, the majority of people turn to that institution for guidance, and naturally assume that any work receiving its blessing must be a work of art in the strict meaning of the word, and consequently the artistic quality of a painting is, in the popular estimation, measured in ratio to its degree of photographic realism.”
James Bolivar Manson (1879–1945) said by 1945 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source