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Clark Richert, "The surest way to corrupt a youth is to instruct him to hold in higher esteem those who think alike than those who think differently."--Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche, The Dawn, 1881. From the series Great Ideas of Western Man., 1963, oil on canvas, 72 3⁄8 x 59 7⁄8 in. (183.9 x 152.1 cm.), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Container Corporation of America, 1984.124.249
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Artwork Details
- Title
- “The surest way to corrupt a youth is to instruct him to hold in higher esteem those who think alike than those who think differently.” – Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche, The Dawn, 1881. From the series Great Ideas of Western Man.
- Artist
- Date
- 1963
- Location
- Not on view
- Dimensions
- 72 3⁄8 x 59 7⁄8 in. (183.9 x 152.1 cm.)
- Credit Line
- Gift of Container Corporation of America
- Mediums
- Mediums Description
- oil on canvas
- Classifications
- Subjects
- Figure group
- Allegory — other — thought
- Allegory — quality — deceit
- Object Number
- 1984.124.249