To the ideal of freedom, law and morality are indispensably requisite…Society and the state are the very conditions in which freedom is realized.” – George Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, Philosophy of History, 1837. From the series Great Ideas of Western Man.

Jack Wolfgang Beck, "To the ideal of freedom, law and morality are indispensably requisite...Society and the state are the very conditions in which freedom is realized."--George Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, Philosophy of History, 1837. From the series Great Ideas of Western Man., 1956, acrylic on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Container Corporation of America, 1984.124.32
Copied Jack Wolfgang Beck, "To the ideal of freedom, law and morality are indispensably requisite...Society and the state are the very conditions in which freedom is realized."--George Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, Philosophy of History, 1837. From the series Great Ideas of Western Man., 1956, acrylic on canvas, 2818 18 in. (71.146.0 cm.), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Container Corporation of America, 1984.124.32

Artwork Details

Title
To the ideal of freedom, law and morality are indispensably requisite…Society and the state are the very conditions in which freedom is realized.” – George Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, Philosophy of History, 1837. From the series Great Ideas of Western Man.
Date
1956
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
2818 18 in. (71.146.0 cm.)
Credit Line
Gift of Container Corporation of America
Mediums
Mediums Description
acrylic on canvas
Classifications
Keywords
  • German
  • Occupation — education — philosopher
Object Number
1984.124.32