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"Civilization must be judged and prized, not by the amount of

  • Robert Osborn, "Civilization must be judged and prized, not by the amount of , 1961, conte crayon and ink on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Container Corporation of America, 1984.124.232

Title
"Civilization must be judged and prized, not by the amount of power it has developed, but by how much it has evolved and given expression to, by its laws and institutions, the love of humanity."--Rabindranath Tagore, Sadhana, 1914. From the series Great Ideas of Eastern Man.
Artist
Robert Osborn
Date
1961
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
sheet: 15 1/4 x 12 5/8 in. (38.6 x 32.0 cm)
Copyright
Credit Line

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Gift of Container Corporation of America

Mediums
conté crayon
ink
Mediums Description
conte crayon and ink on paper
Classifications
Drawing
Keywords
  • Figure
  • Object – weapon – cannon
Object Number
1984.124.232
Palette
Linked Open Data URI

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