In a message dated 11/3/10 7:58:34 PM, [email protected] writes:
> - If an art student is to do any good, his development will > epitomize the > history of painting. > > Samuel Butler > This is not to say I agree with Butler, but my guess is that he meant the equivalent of "ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny". I.e the very young artist-to-be will have to work his way through all the various prior epochs of art. Butler was probably focusing on verbal arts when he made that shallow remark.
