“…for I say at the core of democracy, finally, is the religious element. All the religions, old and new, are there.” – Walt Whitman, Democratic Vistas, 1871. From the series Great Ideas of Western Man.

Anton Refregier, "...for I say at the core of democracy, finally, is the religious element. All the religions, old and new, are there."--Walt Whitman, Democratic Vistas, 1871. From the series Great Ideas of Western Man., 1957, gouache on prepared fiberboard, 26 x 22 in. (66.1 x 56.0 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Container Corporation of America, 1984.124.248

Artwork Details

Title: “…for I say at the core of democracy, finally, is the religious element. All the religions, old and new, are there.” – Walt Whitman, Democratic Vistas, 1871. From the series Great Ideas of Western Man.
Artist: Anton Refregier
Date: 1957
Location: Not on view
Dimensions: 26 x 22 in. (66.1 x 56.0 cm)
Credit Line: Gift of Container Corporation of America
Mediums: gouache
Mediums Description: gouache on prepared fiberboard
Classifications: Painting
Subjects: Figure group
Allegory — religion
Literature — Bible
Allegory — civic — democracy
Object Number: 1984.124.248
Linked Open Data: https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1984.124.248