“Science and art belong to the whole world, and the barriers of nationality vanish before them.” – Johann Wolfgang Goethe, remark to a German historian, 1813. From the series Great Ideas of Western Man.

Erberto Carboni, "Science and art belong to the whole world, and the barriers of nationality vanish before them."--Johann Wolfgang Goethe, remark to a German historian, 1813. From the series Great Ideas of Western Man., 1959, photograph and paper collage, watercolor and gouache on paperboard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Container Corporation of America, 1984.124.43
Copied Erberto Carboni, "Science and art belong to the whole world, and the barriers of nationality vanish before them."--Johann Wolfgang Goethe, remark to a German historian, 1813. From the series Great Ideas of Western Man., 1959, photograph and paper collage, watercolor and gouache on paperboard, sheet: 14 1⁄8 x 10 3⁄4 in. (35.8 x 27.2 cm.), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Container Corporation of America, 1984.124.43

Artwork Details

Title
“Science and art belong to the whole world, and the barriers of nationality vanish before them.” – Johann Wolfgang Goethe, remark to a German historian, 1813. From the series Great Ideas of Western Man.
Artist
Date
1959
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
sheet: 14 1⁄8 x 10 3⁄4 in. (35.8 x 27.2 cm.)
Credit Line
Gift of Container Corporation of America
Mediums
Mediums Description
photograph and paper collage, watercolor and gouache on paperboard
Keywords
  • Figure group
  • Landscape — tree
Object Number
1984.124.43
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1984.124.43