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A light gray band across a dark gray background holds centered black text: "The poem, the song, the picture, is only water drawn from the well of the people, and it should be given back to them in a cup of beauty so that they may drink - and in drinking understand themselves."

Art Is Water From the People's Well

A plain text quote card on art as water drawn from the well of the people. It has the feel of an English class poetry handout or a Tumblr quote post.

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A light gray band across a dark gray background holds centered black text: "The poem, the song, the picture, is only water drawn from the well of the people, and it should be given back to them in a cup of beauty so that they may drink - and in drinking understand themselves."

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