Only reason can convinceus of those three fundamental truths without a recognition of which there can be no effective liberty: that what we believe is not necessarily true; that what we like is not necessarily good; and that all questions are open.
Clive Bell Quotes
I have been using art as a means to the emotions of life and reading into it the ideas of life.
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| Birth: | 16th September, 1881 |
| Death: | 18th September, 1964 |
| Nationality: | British |
| Profession: | Critic |
About
Arthur Clive Heward Bell was born in East Shefford, Berkshire. He was an English art critic, associated with formalism and the Bloomsbury Group. He was educated at Marlborough and Trinity College, Cambridge, where he studied history.
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