In the meantime while the tortoise came jogging on with a slow but continued pace, and the hare out of too great a security and confidence of victory overslept herself, the tortoise arrived at the end of the race first.” –Aesop, 550 B.C. From the series

Herbert Bayer, "In the meantime while the tortoise came jogging on with a slow but continued pace, and the hare out of too great a security and confidence of victory overslept herself, the tortoise arrived at the end of the race first." --Aesop, 550 B.C. From the series Great Ideas of Western Man., ca. 1962, ink and gouache, photomechanical reproduction heightened with white, and pen ink heightened with white on paper mounted on gouache on colored paper mounted on paperboard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Container Corporation of America, 1984.124.10
Herbert Bayer, "In the meantime while the tortoise came jogging on with a slow but continued pace, and the hare out of too great a security and confidence of victory overslept herself, the tortoise arrived at the end of the race first." --Aesop, 550 B.C. From the series, ca. 1962, ink and gouache, photomechanical reproduction heightened with white, and pen ink heightened with white on paper mounted on gouache on colored paper mounted on paperboard, sheet: 17 1213 in. (44.333.1 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Container Corporation of America, 1984.124.10

Artwork Details

Title
In the meantime while the tortoise came jogging on with a slow but continued pace, and the hare out of too great a security and confidence of victory overslept herself, the tortoise arrived at the end of the race first.” –Aesop, 550 B.C. From the series Great Ideas of Western Man.
Date
ca. 1962
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
sheet: 17 1213 in. (44.333.1 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Container Corporation of America
Mediums Description
ink and gouache, photomechanical reproduction heightened with white, and pen ink heightened with white on paper mounted on gouache on colored paper mounted on paperboard
Subjects
  • Literature — Aesop — Tortoise and Hare
  • Landscape — celestial — star
  • Animal — reptile — turtle
  • Animal — rabbit
  • Landscape — celestial — moon
Object Number
1984.124.10

Works by this artist (29 items)

Herbert Bayer, (Seven Convolutions, portfolio), 1948, color lithograph, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Jack Lord, 1971.438.1
(Seven Convolutions, portfolio)
Date1948
color lithograph
Not on view
Herbert Bayer, (Seven Convolutions, portfolio), 1948, color lithograph, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Jack Lord, 1971.438.6
(Seven Convolutions, portfolio)
Date1948
color lithograph
Not on view
Herbert Bayer, (Seven Convolutions, portfolio), 1948, color lithograph, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Jack Lord, 1971.438.2
(Seven Convolutions, portfolio)
Date1948
color lithograph
Not on view

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Herbert Bayer, Paperboard that goes to war is paper that wasn't burned. From the Early Series., 1942, gouache, pen and ink, gelatin silver print, and paper on paperboard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Container Corporation of America, 1984.124.18
Paperboard that goes to war is paper that wasn’t burned…
Date1942
gouache, pen and ink, gelatin silver print, and paper on paperboard
Not on view
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…
Date1955
cut paper with gouache, pen and ink, and typeset on paper mounted on paperboard
Not on view