Night Scene, ​“Ah! when shall all men’s good Be each man’s rule, and universal Peace Lie like a shaft of light across the land…”) –Alfred Lord Tennyson, ​“The Golden Year,” 1842. From the series Great Ideas of Western Man.

Wynn Bullock, Night Scene, "Ah! when shall all men's good Be each man's rule, and universal Peace Lie like a shaft of light across the land...") --Alfred Lord Tennyson, "The Golden Year," 1842. From the series Great Ideas of Western Man., 1959, gelatin silver print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Container Corporation of America, 1984.124.37
Wynn Bullock, Night Scene, "Ah! when shall all men's good Be each man's rule, and universal Peace Lie like a shaft of light across the land...") --Alfred Lord Tennyson, "The Golden Year," 1842. From the series Great Ideas of Western Man., 1959, gelatin silver print, sheet: 7 1⁄4 x 8 7⁄8 in. (18.4 x 22.5 cm.), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Container Corporation of America, 1984.124.37

Artwork Details

Title
Night Scene, ​“Ah! when shall all men’s good Be each man’s rule, and universal Peace Lie like a shaft of light across the land…”) –Alfred Lord Tennyson, ​“The Golden Year,” 1842. From the series Great Ideas of Western Man.
Artist
Date
1959
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
sheet: 7 1⁄4 x 8 7⁄8 in. (18.4 x 22.5 cm.)
Credit Line
Gift of Container Corporation of America
Mediums Description
gelatin silver print
Classifications
Subjects
  • Landscape — tree
  • Landscape — phenomenon — light
  • Landscape — time — night
Object Number
1984.124.37
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1984.124.37

Works by this artist (2 items)

Wynn Bullock, Night Scene, "Ah! when shall all men's good Be each man's rule, and universal Peace Lie like a shaft of light across the land...") --Alfred Lord Tennyson, "The Golden Year," 1842. From the series Great Ideas., 1959, gelatin silver print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Container Corporation of America, 1984.124.38
Night Scene, ​“Ah! when shall all men’s good Be each man’s…
Artist
Date1959
gelatin silver print
Not on view
Wynn Bullock, Night Scene, "Ah! when shall all men's good Be each man's rule, and universal Peace Lie like a shaft of light across the land...") --Alfred Lord Tennyson, "The Golden Year," 1842. From the series Great Ideas of Western Man., 1959, gelatin silver print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Container Corporation of America, 1984.124.37
Night Scene, ​“Ah! when shall all men’s good Be each man’s…
Artist
Date1959
gelatin silver print
Not on view

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