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Lemuel B. Line, "The tyranny of a prince in an oligarchy is not so dangerous to the public welfare as the apathy of a citizen in a democracy."--Montesquieu, Spirit of the laws, 1748. From the series Great Ideas., 1952, opaque watercolor on fiberboard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Container Corporation of America, 1984.124.183
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"The tyranny of a prince in an oligarchy is not so dangerous to the public welfare as the apathy of a citizen in a democracy."--Montesquieu, Spirit of the laws, 1748. From the series Great Ideas.
- Artist
- Date
- 1952
- Location
- Not on view
- Dimensions
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24 x 24 in. (61.0 x 61.0 cm.)
- Copyright
- Credit Line
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Smithsonian American Art Museum
Gift of Container Corporation of America
- Mediums
- Mediums Description
- opaque watercolor on fiberboard
- Classifications
- Keywords
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- Figure male – bust
- Architecture – classical
- Literature – Montesquieu
- Abstract
- Object Number
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1984.124.183
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