In every child who is born, under no matter what circumstances, and of no matter what parents, the potentiality of the human race is born again: and in him, too, once more, and of each of us, our terrific responsibility towards human life; towards the 

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Copied Wilburn Bonnell III, "In every child who is born, under no matter what circumstances, and of no matter what parents, the potentiality of the human race is born again: and in him, too, once more, and of each of us, our terrific responsibility towards human life; towards the , 1974, screenprint on aluminum, 6030 in. (152.576.3 cm.), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Container Corporation of America, 1984.124.34

Artwork Details

Title
In every child who is born, under no matter what circumstances, and of no matter what parents, the potentiality of the human race is born again: and in him, too, once more, and of each of us, our terrific responsibility towards human life; towards the utmost idea of goodness, of the horror of error, and of God.” – James Agee and Walker Evans, Let Us Now Praise Famous Men, 1960. From the series Great Ideas.
Date
1974
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
6030 in. (152.576.3 cm.)
Credit Line
Gift of Container Corporation of America
Mediums Description
screenprint on aluminum
Classifications
Keywords
  • Abstract — geometric
Object Number
1984.124.34