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.

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
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, image: 7 129 18 in. (19.023.1 cm.), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Container Corporation of America, 1984.124.38

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.
Artist
Date
1959
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
image: 7 129 18 in. (19.023.1 cm.)
Credit Line
Gift of Container Corporation of America
Mediums Description
gelatin silver print
Classifications
Subjects
  • Landscape — tree
  • Landscape — time — night
  • Landscape — phenomenon — light
Object Number
1984.124.38

Works by this artist (2 items)

Meridel Rubenstein, Untitled (Good Luck), 1982, printed 1989, platinum-palladium print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase, 1990.59.1, © 1982, Meridel Rubenstein
Untitled (Good Luck)
Date1982, printed 1989
platinum-palladium print
Not on view
Meridel Rubenstein, Penitente, 1982, printed 1989, platinum-palladium print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase, 1990.59.2, © 1982, Meridel Rubenstein
Penitente
Date1982, printed 1989
platinum-palladium print
Not on view

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