I hold that while man exists it is his duty to improve not only his own condition but to assist in ameliorating mankind. – Abraham Lincoln on Man’s Responsibility. From the series Great Ideas of Western Man.

Herbert Bayer, I hold that while man exists it is his duty to improve not only his own condition but to assist in ameliorating mankind.--Abraham Lincoln on Man's Responsibility. From the series Great Ideas of Western Man., 1956, crayon and ink on paperboard, sheet: 20 x 16 in. (50.9 x 40.7 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Container Corporation of America, 1984.124.9

Artwork Details

Title: I hold that while man exists it is his duty to improve not only his own condition but to assist in ameliorating mankind. – Abraham Lincoln on Man’s Responsibility. From the series Great Ideas of Western Man.
Artist: Herbert Bayer
Date: 1956
Location: Not on view
Dimensions: sheet: 20 x 16 in. (50.9 x 40.7 cm)
Credit Line: Gift of Container Corporation of America
Mediums: crayon
ink
Mediums Description: crayon and ink on paperboard
Classifications: Drawing
Subjects: Figure — fragment — mouth
Object — other — globe
Abstract
Object Number: 1984.124.9
Linked Open Data: https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1984.124.9