“The object of government is the welfare of the people. The material progress and prosperity of a nation are desirable chiefly so far as they lead to the moral and material welfare of all good citizens.” – Theodore Roosevelt, the New Nationalism, 1910.

Joseph Hirsch, "The object of government is the welfare of the people. The material progress and prosperity of a nation are desirable chiefly so far as they lead to the moral and material welfare of all good citizens."--Theodore Roosevelt, the New Nationalism, 1910. , 1954, gouache on paperboard, sheet: 12 ¹⁄₄ x 9 ¹⁄₂ in. (31.1 x 24.2 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Container Corporation of America, 1984.124.117

Artwork Details

Title: “The object of government is the welfare of the people. The material progress and prosperity of a nation are desirable chiefly so far as they lead to the moral and material welfare of all good citizens.” – Theodore Roosevelt, the New Nationalism, 1910. From the series Great Ideas of Western Man.
Artist: Joseph Hirsch
Date: 1954
Location: Not on view
Dimensions: sheet: 12 ¹⁄₄ x 9 ¹⁄₂ in. (31.1 x 24.2 cm)
Credit Line: Gift of Container Corporation of America
Mediums: gouache
Mediums Description: gouache on paperboard
Classifications: Painting
Subjects: Figure male — fragment — face
Portrait male — Roosevelt, Theodore
Dress — accessory — eye wear
Occupation — political — president
Object Number: 1984.124.117
Linked Open Data: https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1984.124.117