“No man is justified in doing evil on the ground of expediency.” –Theodore Roosevelt, The Strenuous Life, 1900. From the series Great Ideas of Western Man.

Leonard Baskin, "No man is justified in doing evil on the ground of expediency." --Theodore Roosevelt, The Strenuous Life, 1900. From the series Great Ideas of Western Man., 1958, wood, 12 3⁄4 x 12 7⁄8 x 10 1⁄4 in. (32.3 x 32.8 x 26.1 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Container Corporation of America, 1984.124.8

Artwork Details

Title
“No man is justified in doing evil on the ground of expediency.” –Theodore Roosevelt, The Strenuous Life, 1900. From the series Great Ideas of Western Man.
Artist
Date
1958
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
12 3⁄4 x 12 7⁄8 x 10 1⁄4 in. (32.3 x 32.8 x 26.1 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Container Corporation of America
Mediums
Mediums Description
wood
Classifications
Subjects
  • Occupation — political — president
  • Portrait male — Roosevelt, Theodore — head
Object Number
1984.124.8
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1984.124.8

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