little augury: TASTE: Sir Joshua Reynolds

29 January 2010

TASTE: Sir Joshua Reynolds

Could we teach taste or genius by rules,

they would no longer be taste and genius.

-Sir Joshua Reynolds

detail of Reynolds portrait of Miss Elizabeth Ingram
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Pamela Terry and EdwardJanuary 29, 2010 at 11:45 AM
Wise.
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Jessica Thor-MillerJanuary 29, 2010 at 1:47 PM
A sentiment I've echoed before, but never as eloquently.
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P.Gaye Tapp at Little AuguryJanuary 29, 2010 at 2:47 PM
quite good, I think.
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AnonymousJanuary 29, 2010 at 6:30 PM
How well said is that?
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eLIZabeth FloydJanuary 31, 2010 at 8:06 PM
Wonderful quote, and so very true...
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My book HOW THEY DECORATED, for Rizzoli, was published in April of 2017. I have been an interior designer for over 30 years & have an abiding passion for the original, & history. Little Augury was born on New Year's Eve 2008. It began as a way of continuing a conversation with a beloved mentor & the promise to keep just a bit of his wit & wisdom alive by sharing it whenever possible. Little Augury focuses on interior design, art, literature, fashion & social history with an eye, always looking back to the past, in hope of understanding what is authentic & what will endure & what connects us to our environment. Always listening for the footstep on the old stair-the sound of lives that walked that way.

29 January 2010

TASTE: Sir Joshua Reynolds

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