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.

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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: 13 389 12 in. (34.024.2 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.
Date
ca. 1962
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
sheet: 13 389 12 in. (34.024.2 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Container Corporation of America
Mediums
Mediums Description
gouache and pencil on paper mounted on paperboard
Classifications
Keywords
  • Allegory — other — memory
  • Allegory — quality — prudence
  • Landscape — rocks
  • Object — furniture — chair
Object Number
1984.124.194