“It is easier to fight for one’s principles than to live up to them.” – Alfred Adler, 1870 – 1937. From the series Great Ideas of Western Man.

Media - 1984.124.105 - SAAM-1984.124.105_1 - 53903
Copied James Gill, "It is easier to fight for one's principles than to live up to them."--Alfred Adler, 1870-1937. From the series Great Ideas of Western Man., 1966, oil on canvas, 40 x 30 in. (101.5 x 76.2 cm.), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Container Corporation of America, 1984.124.105

Artwork Details

Title
“It is easier to fight for one’s principles than to live up to them.” – Alfred Adler, 1870 – 1937. From the series Great Ideas of Western Man.
Artist
Date
1966
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
40 x 30 in. (101.5 x 76.2 cm.)
Markings
lower right in oil: Gill 66 stretcher upper center in felt-tipped pen and ink: 52 stretcher lower center in felt-tipped pen and ink: 177 frame verso interior upper center in felt-tipped pen and ink: GI-177 (arrow pointing upward) #2 178 (crossed out) G-178 frame verso interior lower right in felt-tipped pen and ink: 52 (upside down) frame verso interior lower center in felt-tipped pen and ink: 177
Credit Line
Gift of Container Corporation of America
Mediums
Mediums Description
oil on canvas
Classifications
Keywords
  • Figure
  • Figure male — bust
  • Object — written matter — newspaper
Object Number
1984.124.105
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1984.124.105