In the meantime while the tortoise came jogging on with a slow but continued pace, and the hare out of too great a security and confidence of victory overslept herself, the tortoise arrived at the end of the race first.” –Aesop, 550 B.C. From the series

Herbert Bayer, "In the meantime while the tortoise came jogging on with a slow but continued pace, and the hare out of too great a security and confidence of victory overslept herself, the tortoise arrived at the end of the race first." --Aesop, 550 B.C. From the series Great Ideas of Western Man., ca. 1962, ink and gouache, photomechanical reproduction heightened with white, and pen ink heightened with white on paper mounted on gouache on colored paper mounted on paperboard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Container Corporation of America, 1984.124.10
Copied Herbert Bayer, "In the meantime while the tortoise came jogging on with a slow but continued pace, and the hare out of too great a security and confidence of victory overslept herself, the tortoise arrived at the end of the race first." --Aesop, 550 B.C. From the series, ca. 1962, ink and gouache, photomechanical reproduction heightened with white, and pen ink heightened with white on paper mounted on gouache on colored paper mounted on paperboard, sheet: 17 1213 in. (44.333.1 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Container Corporation of America, 1984.124.10

Artwork Details

Title
In the meantime while the tortoise came jogging on with a slow but continued pace, and the hare out of too great a security and confidence of victory overslept herself, the tortoise arrived at the end of the race first.” –Aesop, 550 B.C. From the series Great Ideas of Western Man.
Date
ca. 1962
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
sheet: 17 1213 in. (44.333.1 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Container Corporation of America
Mediums Description
ink and gouache, photomechanical reproduction heightened with white, and pen ink heightened with white on paper mounted on gouache on colored paper mounted on paperboard
Keywords
  • Landscape — celestial — moon
  • Animal — rabbit
  • Animal — reptile — turtle
  • Landscape — celestial — star
  • Literature — Aesop — Tortoise and Hare
Object Number
1984.124.10