“Property and labor in different classes are essentially antagonistic; but property and labor in the same class are essentially fraternal…Education, then, beyond all other devices of human origin, is the great equalizer.” – Horace Mann on the nature of

Honoré Sharrer, "Property and labor in different classes are essentially antagonistic; but property and labor in the same class are essentially fraternal...Education, then, beyond all other devices of human origin, is the great equalizer."--Horace Mann on the nature of , 1951, gouache on paperboard, sheet: 19 ¹⁄₂ x 15 ¹⁄₈ in. (49.6 x 38.3 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Container Corporation of America, 1984.124.269

Artwork Details

Title: “Property and labor in different classes are essentially antagonistic; but property and labor in the same class are essentially fraternal…Education, then, beyond all other devices of human origin, is the great equalizer.” – Horace Mann on the nature of education. From the series Great Ideas of Western Man.
Artist: Honoré Sharrer
Date: 1951
Location: Not on view
Dimensions: sheet: 19 ¹⁄₂ x 15 ¹⁄₈ in. (49.6 x 38.3 cm)
Credit Line: Gift of Container Corporation of America
Mediums: gouache
Mediums Description: gouache on paperboard
Classifications: Drawing
Subjects: Figure group
Still life — written matter — book
Allegory — arts and sciences — education
Occupation — education — student
Architecture — detail — column
Object Number: 1984.124.269
Linked Open Data: https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1984.124.269