If any man seeks for greatness let him forget greatness and ask for truth and he will find both. – Horace Mann on achieving greatness. From the series Great Ideas.

Lester Beall, If any man seeks for greatness let him forget greatness and ask for truth and he will find both.--Horace Mann on achieving greatness. From the series Great Ideas., 1955, cut paper with gouache, pen and ink, and typeset on paper mounted on paperboard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Container Corporation of America, 1984.124.31
Lester Beall, If any man seeks for greatness let him forget greatness and ask for truth and he will find both.--Horace Mann on achieving greatness. From the series Great Ideas., 1955, cut paper with gouache, pen and ink, and typeset on paper mounted on paperboard, sheet: 20 x 15 in. (50.7 x 38.1 cm.), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Container Corporation of America, 1984.124.31

Artwork Details

Title
If any man seeks for greatness let him forget greatness and ask for truth and he will find both. – Horace Mann on achieving greatness. From the series Great Ideas.
Artist
Date
1955
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
sheet: 20 x 15 in. (50.7 x 38.1 cm.)
Credit Line
Gift of Container Corporation of America
Mediums
Mediums Description
cut paper with gouache, pen and ink, and typeset on paper mounted on paperboard
Subjects
  • Abstract
  • Abstract — geometric
Object Number
1984.124.31
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1984.124.31

Works by this artist (1 item)

Lester Beall, If any man seeks for greatness let him forget greatness and ask for truth and he will find both.--Horace Mann on achieving greatness. From the series Great Ideas., 1955, cut paper with gouache, pen and ink, and typeset on paper mounted on paperboard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Container Corporation of America, 1984.124.31
If any man seeks for greatness let him forget greatness and…
Artist
Date1955
cut paper with gouache, pen and ink, and typeset on paper mounted on paperboard
Not on view