"Everything that enlarges the sphere of human powers, that shows man he can do what he thought he could not do, is valuable.."--Dr. Samuel Johnson, 1791. From the series Great Ideas of Western Man.
Credit: Gift of Container Corporation of America
1957
India ink, gouache, watercolor, and varnish on paperboard mounted on paperboard
50.3 x 47.7cm
1984.124.108
Image and text: Smithsonian American Art Museum, 2023
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Smithsonian American Art Museum
Permanent collection