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I mean that side of art which is, or ought to be, done by the ordinary workman while he is about his ordinary work, and which has got to be called, very properly, Popular Art. This art, I repeat, no longer exists now, having been killed by commercialism. But from the beginning of man's contest with Nature till the rise of the present capitalistic system, it was alive, and generally flourished. I MEAN THAT SIDE OF ART WHICH IS OR OUGHT TO BE DONE BY THE ORDINARY WORKMAN WHILE HE IS ABOUT HIS ORDINARY WORK AND WHICH HAS GOT TO BE CALLED VERY PROPERLY POPULAR ART THIS ART I REPEAT NO LONGER EXISTS NOW HAVING BEEN KILLED BY COMMERCIALISM BUT FROM THE BEGINNING OF MAN'S CONTEST WITH NATURE TILL THE RISE OF THE PRESENT CAPITALISTIC SYSTEM IT WAS ALIVE AND GENERALLY FLOURISHED
n a duly ordered society, therefore, young people would be taught such handicrafts as they had a turn for as a part of their education, the discipline of their minds and bodies; and adults would also have opportunities of learning in the same schools, for the development of individual capacities would be of all things chiefly aimed at by education, instead, as now, the subordination of all capacities to the great end of “money-making” for oneself—or one’s master. The amount of talent, and even genius, which the present system crushes, and which would be drawn out by such a system, would make our daily work easy and interesting. Under this head of variety I will note one product of industry which has suffered so much from commercialism that it can scarcely be said to exist, and is, indeed, so foreign from our epoch that I fear there are some who will find it difficult to understand what I have to say on the subject, which I nevertheless must say, since it is really a most important one. NCLINED TO TAKE IN A DULY ORDERED SOCIETY THEREFORE YOUNG PEOPLE WOULD BE TAUGHT SUCH HANDICRAFTS AS THEY HAD TO TURN FOR AS PART OF THEIR EDUCATION THE DISCIPLINE OF THEIR MINDS AND BODIES AND ADULTS WOULD ALSO HAVE OPPORTUNITIES OF LEARNING IN THE SAME SCHOOLS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF INDIVIDUAL CAPACITIES WOULD BE OF ALL THINGS CHIEFLY AIMED AT BY EDUCATION INSTEAD OF AS AN HOUR THE SUBORDINATION OF ALL CAPACITIES TO THE GREAT END OF MONEY MAKING FOR ONESELF OR ONE'S MASTER THE AMOUNT OF TALENT AND EVEN GENIUS WHICH THE PRESENT SYSTEM CRUSHES AND WHICH WOULD BE DRAWN OUT BY SUCH A SYSTEM WOULD MAKE OUR DAILY WORK EASY AND INTERESTING UNDER THIS HEAD OF VARIETY I WILL NOTE ONE PRODUCT OF INDUSTRY WHICH HAS SUFFERED SO MUCH FROM COMMERCIALISM THAT IT CAN SCARCELY BE SAID TO EXIST AND IS INDEED SO FOREIGN FROM MY EPOCH THAT I FEAR THERE ARE SOME WHO WILL FIND IT DIFFICULT TO UNDERSTAND WHAT I HAVE TO SAY ON THE SUBJECT WHICH I NEVERTHELESS MUST SAY SINCE IT IS REALLY A MOST IMPORTANT ONE
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