“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 education. From the series Great Ideas of Western Man., 1951, gouache on paperboard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Container Corporation of America, 1984.124.269
Copied 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
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
Mediums Description
gouache on paperboard
Classifications
Subjects
  • Figure group
  • Occupation — education — student
  • Architecture — detail — column
  • Allegory — arts and sciences — education
  • Still life — written matter — book
Object Number
1984.124.269
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1984.124.269