Who said "The artist's responsibility is to witness and to speak."?

This quote is attributed to Elsa Morante.

The artist's responsibility is to witness and to speak. - Elsa Morante

"The artist's responsibility is to witness and to speak."

Elsa Morante Art

Novelist Italian 1912–1985

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