“I do not want my house to be walled in on all sides and my windows to be stuffed. I want the culture of all lands to be blown about my house as freely as possible.” – Mahatma Gandhi, Young India, June 1, 1921. From the series Great Ideas of Eastern Man.

Hans Laabs, "I do not want my house to be walled in on all sides and my windows to be stuffed. I want the culture of all lands to be blown about my house as freely as possible."--Mahatma Gandhi, Young India, June 1, 1921. From the series Great Ideas of Eastern Man., 1964, gouache on paper mounted on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Container Corporation of America, 1984.124.167
Copied Hans Laabs, "I do not want my house to be walled in on all sides and my windows to be stuffed. I want the culture of all lands to be blown about my house as freely as possible."--Mahatma Gandhi, Young India, June 1, 1921. From the series Great Ideas of Eastern Man., 1964, gouache on paper mounted on paper, sheet: 12 3⁄8 x 9 3⁄8 in. (31.5 x 23.9 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Container Corporation of America, 1984.124.167

Artwork Details

Title
“I do not want my house to be walled in on all sides and my windows to be stuffed. I want the culture of all lands to be blown about my house as freely as possible.” – Mahatma Gandhi, Young India, June 1, 1921. From the series Great Ideas of Eastern Man.
Artist
Date
1964
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
sheet: 12 3⁄8 x 9 3⁄8 in. (31.5 x 23.9 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Container Corporation of America
Mediums
Mediums Description
gouache on paper mounted on paper
Classifications
Keywords
  • Abstract
  • Landscape — building
  • Landscape — water
  • Landscape — rocks
  • Allegory — civic — liberty
  • Object — written matter
Object Number
1984.124.167
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1984.124.167