The better work men do is always done under stress and at great personal cost.
— William Carlos Williams
NEW JERSEY—Poet William Carlos Williams, 1957. © Eve Arnold / Magnum Photos
A studio session … provides the greatest chance for control. [But] even though there is total freedom, I still dislike studio photography and the contrived images that usually stem from this genre.
– Eve Arnold, Great Images of the 20th Century
You remember I had a strong inclination all my life to be a painter. Under different circumstances I would rather have been a painter than to bother with these god-damn words. I never actually thought of myself as a poet but I knew I had to be an artist in some way.
— William Carlos Williams