“Men exist for the sake of one another. Teach them then or bear with them.” – Marcus Aurelius Antoninus, Meditations, VIII:59. From the series Great Ideas of Western Man.

Jacob Lawrence, "Men exist for the sake of one another. Teach them then or bear with them."--Marcus Aurelius Antoninus, Meditations, VIII:59. From the series Great Ideas of Western Man., 1958, oil on fiberboard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Container Corporation of America, 1984.124.171
Jacob Lawrence, "Men exist for the sake of one another. Teach them then or bear with them."--Marcus Aurelius Antoninus, Meditations, VIII:59. From the series Great Ideas of Western Man., 1958, oil on fiberboard, 20 3⁄4 x 16 3⁄4 in. (52.6 x 42.4 cm.), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Container Corporation of America, 1984.124.171

Artwork Details

Title
“Men exist for the sake of one another. Teach them then or bear with them.” – Marcus Aurelius Antoninus, Meditations, VIII:59. From the series Great Ideas of Western Man.
Artist
Date
1958
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
20 3⁄4 x 16 3⁄4 in. (52.6 x 42.4 cm.)
Credit Line
Gift of Container Corporation of America
Mediums
Mediums Description
oil on fiberboard
Classifications
Subjects
  • Allegory — civic — unity
  • Allegory — life — humanity
  • Landscape — tree
  • Animal — bird
  • Figure group — male and child
Object Number
1984.124.171
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1984.124.171

Works by this artist (12 items)

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Jacob Lawrence, The Library, 1960, tempera on fiberboard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc., 1969.47.24
The Library
Artist
Date1960
tempera on fiberboard
On view
Jacob Lawrence, "In a free government, the security of civil rights must be the same as that for religious rights. It consists in the one case in the multiplicity of interests, and in the other, in the multiplicity of sects."--James Madison, The Federalist Papers, 1788. From the series Great Ideas., 1976, opaque watercolor and pencil on paper mounted on fiberboard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Container Corporation of America, 1984.124.170
“In a free government, the security of civil rights must be…
Artist
Date1976
opaque watercolor and pencil on paper mounted on fiberboard
Not on view
Jacob Lawrence, Escape, 1967, brush and ink, pen and ink, crayon, and pencil on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Sara Roby Foundation, 1986.6.53
Escape
Artist
Date1967
brush and ink, pen and ink, crayon, and pencil on paper
Not on view
Jacob Lawrence, Community (study for mural, Jamaica, NY), 1986, gouache on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the General Services Administration, Art-in-Architecture Program, 1990.36, © 1986, Jacob Lawrence
Community (study for mural, Jamaica, NY)
Artist
Date1986
gouache on paper
Not on view