If it is possible; if, in fact, it is the great purpose of art to be one's self and yet
give everything to the object—can we not find here the just purpose in life itself?
From “The Aesthetic Method in Self-Conflict”
a chapter of Self and World by Eli Siegel
Each photograph has a comment that can be read by clicking on the image
People on park bench in snow
2nd Ave Deli
Boy, related
Statue, stove, pillar
Boy holding cymbals
Boy and car
Sheep and tree
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| Young critic | Baby in sunlight |
Man in luncheonette
Woman exiting subway station
People reading newspapers in doorway
Boy leaning on pole
Man and woman connected
Woman, man, and puppy on bench
Dignified dachshund
Discarded automobiles
Boys playing football in the snow
Dog and tire on beach
Dog in window
Grasshopper
Two dogs meeting I and II
Pathfinders
Girl holding cat
Man and boy sleeping on train
Little girl on path
Girl running on shore
 Girl
in sand
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 Young
surfer
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 Three
boys at
shore standing
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 Three
boys at
shore scattering
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Two dogs in woods
Grey seal
 Girl entering tunnel |
 Boy welcoming flowers |
Girl and mannequin
Two friends on bench
Portrait of Harriet
Man and seeing-eye dog
Young woman in Central Park
Young woman and wave
Hoboken Autobody and World Trade Center
Couple, North Shore, Oahu
Woman with head bowed
Man painting yellow line
18th Avenue, Brooklyn
Living room, Hoboken
Brass band
Man greeting bird at war memorial
Man in mist
Man playing horn
 Man pulling chair with belongings |
Cow, shack, tree |
Moon over building, Brooklyn
Conversation
Man washing window
Portrait of my father
Korean War veteran
Mother, daughter, world
Boys and Panama hats
Objects on wall
Tree and vine covered wall
Clothespin in the sun
People on boardwalk, Brighton Beach
Young person and teddy bear on bench
Teacher and students
Two young couples
Woman reading letter
Young couple
Foot on step, New Orleans
Clouds
People on escalator
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