"A fundamental problem in such studies stems from the long tradition that has regarded artistic productions as social facts. By regarding such productions as social facts the analyst is relieved of the burden of demonstrating what meanings these productions have for the artist and his audience. It is too frequently assumed that such meanings can be identified by a capable analyst, independent of the interpretations brought to such works by the artist or his audiences. In my judgement artist productions must be seen as interactional creations; the meanings of which arise out of the interactions directed to them by the artist and his audience."

"On the death of these great men Rembrandt, Ruysdael and Cum Landscape rapidly declined; and during almost the whole of the succeeding century, little was produced.. .From this degraded and fallen stat…"

"What becomes of human free will and agency? ...it seems to me to involve one of the most admirable laws of conservation in nature—a law which presents a new proof of the wisdom of the Creator... It is…"

"We feel that our pictures demonstrate our aesthetic beliefs, some of which we, therefore, list:"

"There’s nothing in common between the East Bengalis and the West Bengalis. Between us and the East Bengalis, on the other hand, there’s religion in com­ mon. The Partition of 1947 was a very good thin…"