“Insist on yourself; never imitate. Your own gift you can present every moment with the cumulative force of a whole life’s cultivation; but of the adopted talent of another you have only an extemporaneous half possession.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson, 1841. From

Pedro Friedeberg, "Insist on yourself; never imitate. Your own gift you can present every moment with the cumulative force of a whole life's cultivation; but of the adopted talent of another you have only an extemporaneous half possession."--Ralph Waldo Emerson, 1841. From the series Great Ideas of Western Man., 1964, India ink, watercolor, colored ink, pencil, and opaque white on paper mounted on paperboard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Container Corporation of America, 1984.124.95
Copied Pedro Friedeberg, "Insist on yourself; never imitate. Your own gift you can present every moment with the cumulative force of a whole life's cultivation; but of the adopted talent of another you have only an extemporaneous half possession."--Ralph Waldo Emerson, 1841. From, 1964, India ink, watercolor, colored ink, pencil, and opaque white on paper mounted on paperboard, sheet: 18 3⁄4 x 14 3⁄8 in. (47.5 x 36.4 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Container Corporation of America, 1984.124.95

Artwork Details

Title
“Insist on yourself; never imitate. Your own gift you can present every moment with the cumulative force of a whole life’s cultivation; but of the adopted talent of another you have only an extemporaneous half possession.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson, 1841. From the series Great Ideas of Western Man.
Artist
Date
1964
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
sheet: 18 3⁄4 x 14 3⁄8 in. (47.5 x 36.4 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Container Corporation of America
Mediums
Mediums Description
India ink, watercolor, colored ink, pencil, and opaque white on paper mounted on paperboard
Classifications
Subjects
  • Figure — fragment — foot
  • Figure — fragment — hand
Object Number
1984.124.95
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1984.124.95