There can be no patriotism without liberty, no liberty without virtue, no virtue without citizens, create citizens and you have everything you need. Without them, you will have nothing but debased slaves, from the rulers of the State downwards. To form 

Tana Hoban, There can be no patriotism without liberty, no liberty without virtue, no virtue without citizens, create citizens and you have everything you need. Without them, you will have nothing but debased slaves, from the rulers of the State downwards. To form citizens is not the work of a day; and in order to have men it is necessary to educate them when they are children --Jean Jacques Russeau on Education for Citizenship. From the series Great Ideas of Western Man., 1950, gelatin silver print and gouache, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Container Corporation of America, 1984.124.118
Tana Hoban, There can be no patriotism without liberty, no liberty without virtue, no virtue without citizens, create citizens and you have everything you need. Without them, you will have nothing but debased slaves, from the rulers of the State downwards. To form , 1950, gelatin silver print and gouache, sheet: 13 7⁄8 x 10 3⁄8 in. (35.2 x 26.4 cm.), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Container Corporation of America, 1984.124.118

Artwork Details

Title
There can be no patriotism without liberty, no liberty without virtue, no virtue without citizens, create citizens and you have everything you need. Without them, you will have nothing but debased slaves, from the rulers of the State downwards. To form citizens is not the work of a day; and in order to have men it is necessary to educate them when they are children –Jean Jacques Russeau on Education for Citizenship. From the series Great Ideas of Western Man.
Artist
Date
1950
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
sheet: 13 7⁄8 x 10 3⁄8 in. (35.2 x 26.4 cm.)
Credit Line
Gift of Container Corporation of America
Mediums
Mediums Description
gelatin silver print and gouache
Classifications
Subjects
  • Children
  • Recreation — sport and play — climbing
Object Number
1984.124.118
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1984.124.118

Works by this artist (1 item)

Tana Hoban, There can be no patriotism without liberty, no liberty without virtue, no virtue without citizens, create citizens and you have everything you need. Without them, you will have nothing but debased slaves, from the rulers of the State downwards. To form citizens is not the work of a day; and in order to have men it is necessary to educate them when they are children --Jean Jacques Russeau on Education for Citizenship. From the series Great Ideas of Western Man., 1950, gelatin silver print and gouache, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Container Corporation of America, 1984.124.118
There can be no patriotism without liberty, no liberty…
Artist
Date1950
gelatin silver print and gouache
Not on view

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