21 August 2010

Consider Genius & Taste

 .

Dovima in Balenciaga Cafe des Deux Magots,
Paris August 1955,
Richard Avedon




 Genius creates, and Taste preserves.Taste is the good sense of Genius; Without Taste, Genius is only Divine Folly.
                                                                                                                 ~  Alexander Pope



.
Labels: , , , ,

8 comments:

  1. LaurentAugust 21, 2010 at 10:17 AM

    I could die for that man.

    ReplyDelete
  2. AnonymousAugust 21, 2010 at 11:46 AM

    Thanks for the Dovima photo & image!!!
    What a beauty, story, elegance...
    I especially like her HAT!
    It is perfect!!!
    Ljerka Susanna Lukic, designer & writer
    ARTS & LETTERS COUTURE
    Toronto, Canada

    ReplyDelete
  3. Pamela Terry and EdwardAugust 21, 2010 at 2:37 PM

    The hound's name is Sascha, by the way.
    Such an amazing image.

    ReplyDelete
  4. P.Gaye Tapp at Little AuguryAugust 22, 2010 at 2:48 PM

    I think Avedon's work is synonymous with Pope's quote.

    ReplyDelete
  5. gésbiAugust 22, 2010 at 3:41 PM

    Excellent - but which one is which?

    ReplyDelete
  6. IVAN TERESTCHENKOAugust 22, 2010 at 6:15 PM

    How true ! Sometimes a sentence can change the meaning of life.

    ReplyDelete
  7. Easy and Elegant LifeAugust 23, 2010 at 3:49 PM

    I'll be thinking about that the rest of the day... .

    ReplyDelete
  8. P.Gaye Tapp at Little AuguryAugust 23, 2010 at 4:59 PM

    it hits the mark-gentlemen and RA was the man.

    ReplyDelete

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)

LinkWithin

Related Posts with Thumbnails