“Nothing will ruin the country if the people themselves will undertake its safety; and nothing can save it if they leave that safety in any hands but their own.” – Daniel Webster, Speech, U. S. Senate, March, 1834. From the series Great Ideas of Western 

Lewis C. Daniel, "Nothing will ruin the country if the people themselves will undertake its safety; and nothing can save it if they leave that safety in any hands but their own."--Daniel Webster, Speech, U. S. Senate, March, 1834. From the series Great Ideas of Western Man., 1952, gouache on paperboard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Container Corporation of America, 1984.124.77
Lewis C. Daniel, "Nothing will ruin the country if the people themselves will undertake its safety; and nothing can save it if they leave that safety in any hands but their own."--Daniel Webster, Speech, U. S. Senate, March, 1834. From the series Great Ideas of Western , 1952, gouache on paperboard, sheet: 12 1⁄8 x 10 1⁄8 in. (30.8 x 25.8 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Container Corporation of America, 1984.124.77

Artwork Details

Title
“Nothing will ruin the country if the people themselves will undertake its safety; and nothing can save it if they leave that safety in any hands but their own.” – Daniel Webster, Speech, U. S. Senate, March, 1834. From the series Great Ideas of Western Man.
Artist
Date
1952
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
sheet: 12 1⁄8 x 10 1⁄8 in. (30.8 x 25.8 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Container Corporation of America
Mediums
Mediums Description
gouache on paperboard
Classifications
Subjects
  • Portrait male — Webster, Daniel — head
  • Occupation — political — statesman
Object Number
1984.124.77
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1984.124.77

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Head of Etta Cone
Artist
Date1943
cast plaster on plaster base
On view
William Zorach, Seated Girl (with hands under legs), 1930, cast and patinated plaster, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Tessim Zorach and Dahlov Ipcar, 1971.449.8
Seated Girl (with hands under legs)
Artist
Date1930
cast and patinated plaster
On view
William Zorach, Undaunted (Torso), 1963, cast plaster, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Tessim Zorach and Dahlov Ipcar, 1971.449.17
Undaunted (Torso)
Artist
Date1963
cast plaster
On view
William Zorach, Study for Head of Moses, ca. 1950, unfired ceramic, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Tessim Zorach and Dahlov Ipcar, 1968.154.161
Study for Head of Moses
Artist
Dateca. 1950
unfired ceramic
On view