“To know what you prefer, instead of humbly saying Amen to what the world tells you you ought to prefer, is to have kept your soul alive.” – Robert Louis Stevenson, An Inland Voyage, 1878. From the series Great Ideas of Western Man.

James G. Davis, "To know what you prefer, instead of humbly saying Amen to what the world tells you you ought to prefer, is to have kept your soul alive."--Robert Louis Stevenson, An Inland Voyage, 1878. From the series Great Ideas of Western Man., 1964, oil and color collagraph on canvas mounted on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Container Corporation of America, 1984.124.80
Copied James G. Davis, "To know what you prefer, instead of humbly saying Amen to what the world tells you you ought to prefer, is to have kept your soul alive."--Robert Louis Stevenson, An Inland Voyage, 1878. From the series Great Ideas of Western Man., 1964, oil and color collagraph on canvas mounted on canvas, 70 1⁄2 x 60 1⁄4 in. (179.0 x 153.0 cm.), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Container Corporation of America, 1984.124.80

Artwork Details

Title
“To know what you prefer, instead of humbly saying Amen to what the world tells you you ought to prefer, is to have kept your soul alive.” – Robert Louis Stevenson, An Inland Voyage, 1878. From the series Great Ideas of Western Man.
Artist
Date
1964
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
70 1⁄2 x 60 1⁄4 in. (179.0 x 153.0 cm.)
Credit Line
Gift of Container Corporation of America
Mediums
Mediums Description
oil and color collagraph on canvas mounted on canvas
Classifications
Keywords
  • Abstract
  • Landscape — mountain
  • Figure group — female
Object Number
1984.124.80
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1984.124.80