11 Ruth Bernhard Quotes for You to Enjoy

Ruth Bernhard

German Photographer

Born: Oct 14, 1905

Died: Dec 18, 2006

Always Anything Been Life Me Never

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I had a natural feeling for sculpture, and the nudes are my sculpture. Ruth Bernhard

Natural Feeling Had Sculpture

To raise, to elevate, to endorse with timeless reverence the image of woman has been my mission. Ruth Bernhard

Woman Has-Been Mission Reverence Been Timeless Endorse Elevate Image Raise

To indicate the ideal proportion and reveal sculptural mass and the dominating spirit is my goal. Ruth Bernhard

Indicate Spirit Proportion Ideal Mass Reveal Goal Dominating Sculptural

I allowed life to give me presents. And everything just sort of happened the way it was supposed to happen. I did not pursue anything. It more or less pursued me. Ruth Bernhard

When I was young, anywhere I would go in Germany, I would see my father's posters. Everyone knew about him. And he had many friends who were artists who were also quite famous. So, for me, it seemed very natural to be an artist and be known. Ruth Bernhard

Me Natural Father Young Everyone Would See Posters About Seemed Had He Knew Also Him Known Go Were Friends Very Germany Artist Quite Artists Famous Anywhere Who Many

I was a very, very careful printer when I used 8-by-10 film. I probably spent more time on printing than anything else. The more the prints were appreciated, the more time I spent on them. Ruth Bernhard

Time Else Spent More Printer Printing Prints Were Very Than Anything Anything Else Them Used Film Appreciated Careful

Everything I do is a metaphor of the universal order. Ruth Bernhard

Everything Metaphor Order Universal

I feel that is more important than my work, the influence I have on my students. Ruth Bernhard

Work Important More Students Feel Than Influence

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