This liberty to discover and pursue a natural happiness, this liberty to grow wise and live in friendship with the gods and with one another, was the liberty vindicated at Thermopylae by martyrdom and at Salamis by victory.” – George Santayana, 

Carol Summers, "This liberty to discover and pursue a natural happiness, this liberty to grow wise and live in friendship with the gods and with one another, was the liberty vindicated at Thermopylae by martyrdom and at Salamis by victory."--George Santayana, Soliloquies in England, 1925. From the series Great Ideas of Western Man., 1957-1958, color woodcut on paper mounted on paperboard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Container Corporation of America, 1984.124.281
Copied Carol Summers, "This liberty to discover and pursue a natural happiness, this liberty to grow wise and live in friendship with the gods and with one another, was the liberty vindicated at Thermopylae by martyrdom and at Salamis by victory."--George Santayana, , 1957-1958, color woodcut on paper mounted on paperboard, sheet: 15 1812 12 in. (38.431.7 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Container Corporation of America, 1984.124.281

Artwork Details

Title
This liberty to discover and pursue a natural happiness, this liberty to grow wise and live in friendship with the gods and with one another, was the liberty vindicated at Thermopylae by martyrdom and at Salamis by victory.” – George Santayana, Soliloquies in England, 1925. From the series Great Ideas of Western Man.
Date
1957-1958
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
sheet: 15 1812 12 in. (38.431.7 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Container Corporation of America
Mediums Description
color woodcut on paper mounted on paperboard
Classifications
Keywords
  • Landscape — weather — sun
  • Fantasy — winged being
  • Architecture — detail — column
  • Allegory — other — liberation
  • Architecture Exterior — classical — temple
Object Number
1984.124.281