I believe that man will not merely endure he will prevail. He is immortal not because he alone among creatures has an inexhaustible voice but because he has a soul, a spirit capable of compassion and sacrifice and endurance.” – William Faulkner, Nobel 

Media - 1984.124.293 - SAAM-1984.124.293_1 - 118866
Copied Jerry N. Uelsmann, "I believe that man will not merely endure he will prevail. He is immortal not because he alone among creatures has an inexhaustible voice but because he has a soul, a spirit capable of compassion and sacrifice and endurance."--William Faulkner, Nobel , 1966, gelatin silver print, image: 13 3410 in. (34.925.5 cm.), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Container Corporation of America, 1984.124.293

Artwork Details

Title
I believe that man will not merely endure he will prevail. He is immortal not because he alone among creatures has an inexhaustible voice but because he has a soul, a spirit capable of compassion and sacrifice and endurance.” – William Faulkner, Nobel Prize Acceptance Speech, Stockholm, December 1950. From the series Great Ideas of Western Man.
Date
1966
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
image: 13 3410 in. (34.925.5 cm.)
Markings
backing verso upper center in ball-point pen and ink: 521/N.W./Host/D (written upside down and sideways) backing verso upper right in ball-point pen and ink: 41 (in a circle and sideways) backing verso center in pencil: 95 (written sideways) backing verso lower center in pencil: 8 (in a circle and sideways) frame recto center left printed: "I believe that man will not merely endure he will prevail. He is immortal... backing verso lower center stamped in colored ink: (half of a stamp visible)
Credit Line
Gift of Container Corporation of America
Mediums Description
gelatin silver print
Classifications
Keywords
  • Landscape
  • Figure female — head
  • Landscape — imaginary
  • Figure female — knee length
  • Allegory — quality — determination
  • Allegory — religion — immortality
Object Number
1984.124.293