Word: docent
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...wise docent makes it clear at the start that "unfortunately there are no 'ten easy lessons,' no short cuts to developing a mature response to art." If his audience snickers in front of a picture or sculpture, the docent may attempt to restore the dignity of the occasion by quoting Director Alfred Barr Jr.'s neatly apologetic dictum: "We try to collect and exhibit whatever painting seems creatively significant; and if in the course of time one or two choices out of ten prove worthy, I believe the general selection is justified." That line is no help...