If any man seeks for greatness let him forget greatness and ask for truth and he will find both. – Horace Mann on achieving greatness. From the series Great Ideas.

Lester Beall, If any man seeks for greatness let him forget greatness and ask for truth and he will find both.--Horace Mann on achieving greatness. From the series Great Ideas., 1955, cut paper with gouache, pen and ink, and typeset on paper mounted on paperboard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Container Corporation of America, 1984.124.31
Copied Lester Beall, If any man seeks for greatness let him forget greatness and ask for truth and he will find both.--Horace Mann on achieving greatness. From the series Great Ideas., 1955, cut paper with gouache, pen and ink, and typeset on paper mounted on paperboard, sheet: 2015 in. (50.738.1 cm.), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Container Corporation of America, 1984.124.31

Artwork Details

Title
If any man seeks for greatness let him forget greatness and ask for truth and he will find both. – Horace Mann on achieving greatness. From the series Great Ideas.
Artist
Date
1955
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
sheet: 2015 in. (50.738.1 cm.)
Credit Line
Gift of Container Corporation of America
Mediums Description
cut paper with gouache, pen and ink, and typeset on paper mounted on paperboard
Keywords
  • Abstract
  • Abstract — geometric
Object Number
1984.124.31