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Ernest Trova, "Whatever liberates our spirit without giving us self-control is disastrous."--Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, 1749-1832. From the series Great Ideas of Western Man., 1963, oil and pencil on canvas, 35 7⁄8 x 36 1⁄8 in. (91.1 x 91.7 cm.), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Container Corporation of America, 1984.124.292
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Artwork Details
- Title
- “Whatever liberates our spirit without giving us self-control is disastrous.” – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, 1749 – 1832. From the series Great Ideas of Western Man.
- Artist
- Date
- 1963
- Location
- Not on view
- Dimensions
- 35 7⁄8 x 36 1⁄8 in. (91.1 x 91.7 cm.)
- Credit Line
- Gift of Container Corporation of America
- Mediums Description
- oil and pencil on canvas
- Classifications
- Keywords
- Figure group
- Allegory — other — liberation
- Literature — Goethe
- Allegory — quality — temperance
- Object Number
- 1984.124.292