“Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” – George Santayana, The Life of Reason, 1905. From the series Great Ideas of Western Man.

Media - 1984.124.194 - SAAM-1984.124.194_1 - 66097
Copied René Magritte, "Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it."--George Santayana, The Life of Reason, 1905. From the series Great Ideas of Western Man., ca. 1962, gouache and pencil on paper mounted on paperboard, sheet: 13 3⁄8 x 9 1⁄2 in. (34.0 x 24.2 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Container Corporation of America, 1984.124.194

Artwork Details

Title
“Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” – George Santayana, The Life of Reason, 1905. From the series Great Ideas of Western Man.
Artist
Date
ca. 1962
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
sheet: 13 3⁄8 x 9 1⁄2 in. (34.0 x 24.2 cm)
Markings
upper left in gouache: Magritte frame recto center left printed: "Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it."/George... frame verso interior upper center in felt-tipped pen and ink: #26/G-145/CA-7 (written sideways)
Credit Line
Gift of Container Corporation of America
Mediums
Mediums Description
gouache and pencil on paper mounted on paperboard
Classifications
Keywords
  • Landscape
  • Landscape — rocks
  • Allegory — other — memory
  • Allegory — quality — prudence
  • Modern art movement — other — surreal
  • Object — furniture — chair
Object Number
1984.124.194
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1984.124.194