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Man’s mind, stretched to a new idea, never goes back to its original dimension.–Oliver Wendell Holmes. From the series Great Ideas.

  • Ivan Chermayeff, Man's mind, stretched to a new idea, never goes back to its original dimension.--Oliver Wendell Holmes. From the series Great Ideas., 1978, screenprint on paper mounted on plexiglass, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Container Corporation of America, 1984.124.66

Title
Man’s mind, stretched to a new idea, never goes back to its original dimension.–Oliver Wendell Holmes. From the series Great Ideas.
Artist
Ivan Chermayeff
Date
1978
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
sheet: 45 x 30 in. (114.4 x 76.2 cm)
Credit Line

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Gift of Container Corporation of America

Mediums Description
screenprint on paper mounted on plexiglass
Classifications
Graphic Arts
Print
Keywords
  • Abstract
  • Allegory – other – thought
Object Number
1984.124.66
Palette
Linked Open Data URI

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