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according to all I have heard, there seem to be two schools of thought on the subject.
one group believes that the artist should shut the window and keep right on with his work. Perhaps making some concession to pubic opinion by painting war or religious pictures--- to support behind-the-lines morale, so to speak. 
the cry from the other camp is that artists have no place in a world fighting a total war. That they should put down their brushes and tools, as I know some artists have done, and start working in a defense factory. I think that each of these extreme views has some point.
We, as artists, know the value of our work. cultural development is not only a by-product of peace. It is important that the cultural life of a nation should flourish, not perish, during times of upheaval. Do you know that attendance at museums and galleries has been steadily increasing since the war started?