“Your representative owes you, not his industry only, but his judgement; and he betrays you instead of serving you if he sacrifices it to your opinion.” –Edmund Burke, Speech to the Electors of Bristol, November 3, 1774

David Aronson, "Your representative owes you, not his industry only, but his judgement; and he betrays you instead of serving you if he sacrifices it to your opinion." --Edmund Burke, Speech to the Electors of Bristol, November 3, 1774, 1963, bronze relief, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Container Corporation of America, 1984.124.5
David Aronson, "Your representative owes you, not his industry only, but his judgement; and he betrays you instead of serving you if he sacrifices it to your opinion." --Edmund Burke, Speech to the Electors of Bristol, November 3, 1774, 1963, bronze relief, 23 1⁄8 x 20 1⁄4 x 3 in. (58.8 x 51.5 x 7.7 cm.), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Container Corporation of America, 1984.124.5

Artwork Details

Title
“Your representative owes you, not his industry only, but his judgement; and he betrays you instead of serving you if he sacrifices it to your opinion.” –Edmund Burke, Speech to the Electors of Bristol, November 3, 1774
Artist
Date
1963
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
23 1⁄8 x 20 1⁄4 x 3 in. (58.8 x 51.5 x 7.7 cm.)
Credit Line
Gift of Container Corporation of America
Mediums
Mediums Description
bronze relief
Classifications
Subjects
  • Figure male — waist length
  • Figure group
  • Portrait male — Burke, Edmund
  • Occupation — political
Object Number
1984.124.5
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1984.124.5

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Vincent Smith, The Triumph of B.L.S., from the portfolio Impressions: Our World, Volume I, 1974, etching and aquatint on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the National Endowment for the Arts, 1988.18.27
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Artist
Date1974
etching and aquatint on paper
Not on view
Norman Lewis, Carnival, from the portfolio Impressions: Our World, Volume I, 1974, etching and aquatint on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the National Endowment for the Arts, 1988.18.26
Carnival, from the portfolio Impressions: Our World, Volume…
Artist
Date1974
etching and aquatint on paper
Not on view
Benny Andrews, Growing Up, from the portfolio Impressions: Our World, Volume I, 1973, etching and aquatint on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the National Endowment for the Arts, 1988.18.23
Growing Up, from the portfolio Impressions: Our World,…
Artist
Date1973
etching and aquatint on paper
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Emma Amos, American Girl, from the portfolio Impressions: Our World, Volume I, 1974, etching and aquatint on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the National Endowment for the Arts, 1988.18.22
American Girl, from the portfolio Impressions: Our World,…
Artist
Date1974
etching and aquatint on paper
Not on view

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