“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

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 ³⁄₄ x 10 in. (34.9 x 25.5 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.
Artist: Jerry N. Uelsmann
Date: 1966
Location: Not on view
Dimensions: image: 13 ³⁄₄ x 10 in. (34.9 x 25.5 cm.)
Credit Line: Gift of Container Corporation of America
Mediums Description: gelatin silver print
Classifications: Photography
Photoprint
Subjects: Allegory — religion — immortality
Allegory — quality — determination
Figure female — knee length
Landscape — imaginary
Figure female — head
Object Number: 1984.124.293
Linked Open Data: https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1984.124.293