“Act as if the whole election depended on your single vote, and as if the whole Parliament (and therein the whole nation) on that single person whom you now choose to be a member of it.” John Wesley from A word to a Freeholder, 1748. From the series Great

Gerald McLaughlin, "Act as if the whole election depended on your single vote, and as if the whole Parliament (and therein the whole nation) on that single person whom you now choose to be a member of it." John Wesley from A word to a Freeholder, 1748. From the series Great Ideas., 1956, tempera and oil on fiberboard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Container Corporation of America, 1984.124.198
Copied Gerald McLaughlin, "Act as if the whole election depended on your single vote, and as if the whole Parliament (and therein the whole nation) on that single person whom you now choose to be a member of it." John Wesley from A word to a Freeholder, 1748. From the series Great, 1956, tempera and oil on fiberboard, 20 1⁄4 x 19 7⁄8 in. (51.4 x 50.5 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Container Corporation of America, 1984.124.198

Artwork Details

Title
“Act as if the whole election depended on your single vote, and as if the whole Parliament (and therein the whole nation) on that single person whom you now choose to be a member of it.” John Wesley from A word to a Freeholder, 1748. From the series Great Ideas.
Artist
Date
1956
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
20 1⁄4 x 19 7⁄8 in. (51.4 x 50.5 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Container Corporation of America
Mediums
Mediums Description
tempera and oil on fiberboard
Classifications
Keywords
  • Figure group
  • Figure — fragment — face
  • Allegory — civic — democracy
Object Number
1984.124.198
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1984.124.198