“That all men have one common nature, is a principle which will now universally prevail, and equal rights and equal duties will in a just sense, I hope, be inferred from it. But equal ranks and equal property never can be inferred from it, any more than 

Copied Aharon Bezalel, "That all men have one common nature, is a principle which will now universally prevail, and equal rights and equal duties will in a just sense, I hope, be inferred from it. But equal ranks and equal property never can be inferred from it, any more than , 1976, bronze, overall: 64 x 27 x 8 1⁄8 in. (162.6 x 68.6 x 20.7 cm.) male figure: 56 7⁄8 x 7 x 4 3⁄4 in. (144.6 x 17.8 x 12.0 cm.) female figure: 57 x 6 1⁄2 x 4 7⁄8 in. (144.8 x 16.2 x 12.3 cm.) base: 7 x 27 3⁄8 x 8 1⁄8 in. (17.8 x 68.6 x 20.7 cm.), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Container Corporation of America, 1984.124.33A-B

Artwork Details

Title
“That all men have one common nature, is a principle which will now universally prevail, and equal rights and equal duties will in a just sense, I hope, be inferred from it. But equal ranks and equal property never can be inferred from it, any more than equal understanding, agility, vigor or beauty. Equal laws are all that ever can be derived from human equality.” – John Quincy Adams, letter to Thomas Brand-Hollis, June 11, 1790. From the series Great Ideas.
Artist
Date
1976
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
overall: 64 x 27 x 8 1⁄8 in. (162.6 x 68.6 x 20.7 cm.) male figure: 56 7⁄8 x 7 x 4 3⁄4 in. (144.6 x 17.8 x 12.0 cm.) female figure: 57 x 6 1⁄2 x 4 7⁄8 in. (144.8 x 16.2 x 12.3 cm.) base: 7 x 27 3⁄8 x 8 1⁄8 in. (17.8 x 68.6 x 20.7 cm.)
Credit Line
Gift of Container Corporation of America
Mediums
Mediums Description
bronze
Classifications
Keywords
  • Figure male
  • Figure female
  • Abstract
Object Number
1984.124.33A-B
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1984.124.33A-B