James Gibbons Huneker was an American art, book, music, and theater critic. A colorful individual and an ambitious writer, he was "an American with a great mission," in the words of his friend, the critic Benjamin De Casseres, and that mission was to educate Americans about the best cultural achievements, native and European, of his time. From 1892 to 1899, he was the husband of the sculptor Clio Hinton.
All Quotes by James Huneker
“All men of action are dreamers.”
— James Huneker
“Great art is an instant arrested in eternity.”
— James Huneker
“He dares to be a fool, and that is the first step in the direction of wisdom.”